The Kano State Movie and Censorship Board has shut down a playground on the Kano Zoo after it was accused of internet hosting a dance efficiency thought-about indecent and culturally offensive.
The closure adopted an operation carried out by a monitoring committee established by the board’s chairman, Abba El-Mustapha, and led by the Director of Tradition, Abubakar Zakari Garun Babba.
The committee was tasked with overseeing leisure facilities in the course of the current Sallah celebrations.
Based on the board, the incident concerned a person and a girl who have been discovered dancing in a fashion deemed a transparent violation of public decency and opposite to conventional Hausa values.
A press release from the board famous, the Hisbah Board was the primary to alert the Movie Censorship Board after its undercover officers stationed inside the Zoo reported the incident.
These plainclothes officers have been deployed to take care of order and curb acts thought-about immoral in the course of the festive interval.
Upon verification of the report, the board seized the tools used on the playground. The lady concerned within the dance has been taken into custody by Hisbah officers, whereas the person is reportedly on the run.
Chairman of the Kano Movie and Censorship Board, Abba El-Mustapha, expressed his gratitude to the individuals of Kano State for his or her assist in upholding ethical requirements.
He additionally prolonged due to the officers of Hisbah, the police, and the Division of State Providers (DSS) for his or her continued efforts in sustaining order and decency throughout the state.
