Hisbah arrests man over alleged unauthorised marriage

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a young man, Sunusi Sabi’u Zakariyya, who operates an Islamic medicine shop, over alleged unauthorised marriage to a girl who reportedly fled Kebbi State to Kano.

The girl, identified as Zainab, told investigators that she left Birnin Kebbi because her father allegedly planned to force her into marriage.

The Hisbah Commander for Kano Municipal Local Government Area, Malam Hamidan Tanko Alasaka, disclosed the arrest while briefing journalists on the board’s investigation into the incident.

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According to him, Zainab said she met Zakariyya through telephone conversations, while the suspect claimed that she had been staying at his elder sister’s residence for about two months without her parents making efforts to trace her.

Zakariyya, who is already married, reportedly told investigators that he contacted some people through a friend, who arranged for them to act as guardians before the marriage to the girl was conducted with a dowry of N70,000.

Alasaka said the board received a complaint from residents of the area after the alleged marriage was conducted in a shop.

He said those involved had been arrested and that investigations were ongoing before the suspects would be transferred to the board’s headquarters for further action.