Customers attack Islamic Police over arrest of prostitutes in Kano

Over 40 officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board were injured when their team came under attack by hoodlums protesting the arrest of 80 suspected prostitutes at Kwanar Gafan in Garun Malam Local Government area of Kano State.

The attack happened after the Shari’ah police had carried out a massive raid for suspected prostitutes at the popular tomato market on Sunday afternoon.

Daily Trust gathered that hundreds of thugs, believed to be sympathizers of the arrested women, ambushed dozens of vehicles coveying the Hisbah officials and the suspects back to Kano city, pelting them with stones and beer bottles, before attacking them with sticks.