Alhaji Ibrahim Ali Amin “Little,” a leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State, has filed a suit at the Kano State High Court challenging the establishment of an independent Hisbah body in the state.
Little had earlier written to former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Baffa Babba Danagundi, Haruna Ibn Sina, and the Department of State Services (DSS), urging them to suspend the move in the interest of peace and stability.
According to his Executive Assistant and Media Aide, Adnan Mukhtar, Little sought legal redress due to the respondents’ continued insistence on establishing the independent Hisbah.
“Dissatisfied with their recent actions and continued insistence on moving forward with the establishment process, Little approached the Kano State High Court to seek redress,” Mukhtar said.
Respondents in the suit include the Speaker and members of the Kano State House of Assembly, the Attorney General, the Kano State Hisbah Board, Baffa Babba Danagundi, and Haruna Ibn Sina.
In a Facebook statement, Little said: “I have today instructed my lawyers to file an action challenging the establishment of an independent Hisbah in Kano State. I believe this move is an attempt to disrupt our peaceful coexistence at a time when the state is facing security challenges. The peace of Kano State remains our utmost priority. Kano Sabuwa, Insha Allah.”
Amid security concerns in Kano, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, through his foundation, recently commenced recruitment for a 12,000-strong independent security group in the state.
Issuing recruitment forms to interested youths a few days ago, Ganduje, through Baffa Danagundi, the former Managing Director of the Kano Road Transport Agency (KAROTA) during his administration, said the initiative is designed to provide opportunities for individuals affected by the current government’s policies.
Danagundi added that the initiative, which is free of any political undertone, is purely intended to offer job opportunities to those rendered unemployed by the state-established Hisbah Board.
According to him, the new Independent Hisbah Fisabilillah will be established under the Ganduje Foundation as a voluntary group, not affiliated with any government body, to render religious services.
