The Mai Mala Buni-led government in Yobe has established its own Hisbah Commission to curb the perpetration of social vices and aid the enforcement of Shariah across the state.
Hisbah is a religious police established to fight social vices and ensure social hygiene in the overall conduct of Muslims in an Islamic society.
It does not extend its enforcement to non-Muslims unless by their own choice.
State government officials say they have been concerned about the current rate of social vices or the possibilities of their spread across the state.
Governor Buni, on Friday, October 6, signed into law the bill establishing the State Hisbah Commission.
The law takes immediate effect according to the state government.
“The Hisbah Commission law is to monitor the enforcement and implementation of Shariah and prevent other social vices in the state,” the governor’s spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, said in a statement.
