- It was gathered that the tricycle riders were taken to the board’s headquarters, where they were admonished by officials and later released
The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested 52 commercial tricycle operators, known as Yan Adaidaita Sahu, for alleged “immoral haircuts,” selling illegal drugs, and mixing genders in their tricycles.
Operatives of the Hisbah Command apprehended the riders in various parts of Kano city during the “Operation Kau da Badala” aimed at combating immorality. Deputy Commander-General Mujahid Aminuddeen, addressing the riders on Friday, urged them to be exemplary ambassadors of Islam and Kano State by avoiding social vices.
“We want to use this opportunity to appeal to you to avoid such acts and avoid acts capable of tarnishing the image of our religion and culture of Kano people, ” he said.
He added that among the alleged offences of the tricyclists include “immoral haircuts, riding around wearing only shorts, using objectionable posters on their vehicles, mixing unrelated men and women, selling illegal drugs, and conveying women to places where they engage in immoral acts.
“As Muslims, we would not accept this behaviour and activities of the tricycle riders. That is why we brought you here to admonish you on the negative implications of these acts on our religion and culture as people of Kano.”
According to him, the board would continue to check such illegal activities among the tricyclists to arrest the recalcitrant ones.
It was gathered that the tricycle riders were taken to the board’s headquarters, where they were admonished by officials and later released.