Operatives of Kano State Hisbah Board have arrested a man and his girlfriend for doing their marriage at Banana Restaurant on Zoo Road, Kano.
The board’s Deputy Commander General of Operations, Dr Mujahideen Abubakar, confirmed the arrest of the lovers to newsmen on Thursday, adding that Hisbah personnel raided the restaurant on Wednesday night following a tip-off.
“It’s very unfortunate to tell you that the solemnisation of the purported marriage was conducted in the restaurant by friends of the man without the consent of the parents of the couple,” he said.
The Hisbah Boss warned that the board would sit back and allow some undesirable elements to continue to violate the shari’a in the state.
FCNN learnt that the board had since launched a manhunt for all the guests who participated in the illegal solemnisation of the marriage.
“We arrested the couple. We are trailing friends of the groom who fled the restaurant after our personnel stormed the place,” he added.
The deputy commander stated that the couple violated all the marriage conditions, which is a flagrant violation of the Shari’a.
