We Will Soon Begin Raid On Betting Shops – Hisbah
Islamic ethical quality police in Kano state are to continue strikes on wagering shops following a high court administering on betting.
The Nigerian High Court suppressed a 2005 regulation Friday that laid out a public lottery commission and sanctioned sports wagering and betting.
The court controlled betting guideline is a matter for state legislatures.
Kano State is one of 12 dominatingly Muslim Nigerian states in which Islamic sharia is utilized close by government regulation.
Chief General of the Kano Hisbah, Abba Sufi in a meeting with AFP said, “We will continue our clampdown on wagering shops with reestablished assurance since wagering is unlawful under Kano state sharia regulation.
“With this decision, the debate on who ought to be responsible for lottery regulation between the central government and state legislatures has been settled.
“We in Kano have grimaced at the lottery regulation… since it gave lawful support to betting which is obviously precluded in Islam.”
As per Sufi, the attacks followed rehashed grumblings by guardians of youngsters whose adoration for football crews had driven them into betting.
“Also, the unforgiving financial environment is driving more individuals into this football betting, expecting to bring in pain free income and becoming snared to the bad habit,” Sufi contended.
The Hisbah is a state unit that polices Sharia regulation in Kano, northern Nigeria’s greatest city.
Last month Hisbah agents struck and shut many football wagering shops across the city which they said were advancing betting, which is restricted under sharia.
Attacks were ended after the Public Lottery Commission fought that wagering on football was legitimate under Nigerian government regulation under the 2005 Lottery Act, Sufi said.
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