Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested eleven Muslims for allegedly eating during the Ramadan period.
Hisbah, a Sharia police, said the suspects violated the Ramadan fast.
One of those arrested is a woman found eating groundnut during fasting time.
It was gathered that the arrests were made during the Hisbah annual Ramadan enforcement operations, which include the searching of eateries and markets for violators.
Hisbah spokesman, Lawal Ibrahim, on Wednesday, told newsmen that the arrests were made in Kano city’s markets.
Hisbah, however, said non-Muslims are exempted from such enforcement activities, but if found selling food during fasting hours to Muslims, they could be considered guilty of the offence.
Ibrahim said, “The individuals arrested include 10 men and one woman, who was caught eating from her groundnut-selling stall.
“We apprehended 11 persons, including a lady selling groundnuts who was seen eating from her wares, after some persons alerted us.
“The other 10 persons are men who were arrested across the city, especially close to markets where a lot of activities happen.
“We don’t arrest non-Muslims because this doesn’t concern them, and the only time they could be guilty of a crime is when we find out they cook food to sell to Muslims who are supposed to be fasting.”