Hisbah Officials In Kano Arrest 15 Female Guests At Same Sex Marriage Ceremony
Hisbah officials in Kano State have arrested some youths at an event centre for allegedly attending a same-sex marriage event.
According to the report, the youths numbering about 19, in their early 20s, were at the event centre to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals, identified as Abba and Mujahid.
The report said the Hisbah officials stormed the scene before the wedding started and arrested 15 females and four males who came to witness the event.
The Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina, said a resident of the area sent a report which led to the arrest of the suspects.
The Commander-General, however, informed that the two men tagged as bride and groom, Abba and Mujahid, escaped when Hisbah officials arrived the venue of the wedding.
He said the organiser of the event, 21-year-old Salma Usman, has also been apprehended, adding that the board would intensify efforts to arrest the fleeing couple.
Sheikh Ibn Sina, further revealed that those in their custody would be handed over to the police for necessary action, as most of the ladies claimed to have been invited for the wedding from neighbouring states.
