The Sharia police, known as Hisbah, say the people were arrested at different times across the city of Kano in the past couple of days. Kano state is one of the several states in northern Nigeria where Sharia law was re-introduced since 2000. He said some of those arrested told the Sharia office that they were eating because they did not sight the Ramadan crescent themselves while others feigned sickness, but the authorities found their excuses baseless. The Hisbah say they will continue with their patrols throughout Ramadan with a view to arresting Muslims who do not observe the fast. The Ramadan fast is compulsory for all adult Muslims but some categories of people - such as those who are seriously ill - are not required to fast.

Source: The Star May 16, 2019 06:33 UTC