A prominent human rights organisation has raised fresh concerns over what it sees as a dangerous development unfolding in Kano State – the rise of a parallel Shariah enforcement body operating outside the framework of established law. The group, “Advocacy for Human Rights and Cultural Values for Development Initiative, (AHRCVDI)’, in a strongly-worded statement issued yesterday, warned that the emergence of a group known as ‘Hisbah Independent Fisabilillahi’ poses serious risks to public order and governance in the state. Its Executive Director, Comrade Sambo Jibril Jada, said the organisation is…
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