Morality police, Kano Hisbah operatives yesterday swooped on a popular event centre, the alleged venue for same-sex marriage, where no fewer than 19 suspects were apprehended by them.
The Commander General of Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Dr. Harun Muhammad Sani Ibn Sina told reporters that the youths in their early twenties had gathered to witness the wedding of two suspected homosexuals Abba and Mujahid now at large.
Sani Ibn Sina disclosed that the organiser of the event, 21-year-old Salma Usman has been taken into Hisbah custody for further questioning.
He revealed that the board has similarly extended its dragnet to bring to justice the fleeing suspected “couple”, Abba and Mujahid.
The Hisbah Commandaner General stated that its operatives acting on a tip-off by a good samaritan arrived at the scene before the commencement of the wedding rites, where 15 females and 4 males were arrested.
He revealed that the duo tagged as ‘bride and groom’, Abba and Mujahid escaped immediately after the arrival of the Hisbah personnel at the wedding venue.
He further disclosed that the Kano State Hisbah board would hand over those in their custody to the police for necessary action, stressing that the agency’s commitment to eradicating all forms of vices alien to “our culture and religious persuasion” in the state.
Some of the suspects who spoke to reporters claimed that they were invited to a birthday party.