Kano Hisbah Arrests TikToker Amani Ishaq, Two Others Over Dance Videos

The Kano State Hisbah Board has taken widespread TikTok creator Amani Ishaq and two different ladies earlier than a Justice of the Peace court docket over social media content material deemed to violate the state’s spiritual and ethical expectations.

The board’s Deputy Commander, Dr Mujahid Aminuddeen, confirmed the event in a press release, naming the opposite ladies as Hauwa Khamis and Sa’adatu Muhammad.

The assertion stated the trio appeared earlier than Magistrate Court No. 5, sitting at Court Road in Kano, however didn’t specify the costs filed towards them.

The board accused Ishaq of sharing dance clips on TikTok that it thought-about incompatible with Islamic teachings and accepted requirements of ethical upbringing.

The Hisbah Board didn’t disclose whether or not the ladies had been granted bail or when the case would return to court docket.