Tricyclists in Kano state found conveying opposite sexes in the same tricycle would be punished with ten lashes or banned for six months, the Kano Hisbah Board has said.
The head of the Hisbah, also known as state’s moral police, Harun Ibn-Sina, said that the defaulters have an option of N5,000 fine or risk punishment depending on the gravity of the offence committed.
In its bids towards upholding Islamic values and respecting the dignity of female gender in the state, the state government had reintroduced the ban on opposite genders from plying the same tricycle.
The ban is expected to come in force from January 1, 2020.
The Hisbah commander said any tricycle operator found carrying male and female passengers at the same time has committed an offence under the Kano State Road Traffic (as amendment) law 2005.
Upon arrest, he said, the offender would be taken to a mobile, magistrate, or Shari’ah court.
Ibn-Sina, however, said the law is not applicable to couples, underage children and family members. He said adequate measure have been put in place to ensure the success of the operation with the support of the Kano road traffic agency (KAROTA) and other agencies.
