Hisbah Police to probe Shatu Garko’s participation at 44th Miss Nigeria paegent
Tobi Adebayo
The Kano State Hisbah Board has said that it will probe the participation of Shatu Garko in the recently-concluded Miss Nigeria beauty pageant.
The Sharia Police boss, Sheik Ibn Sina, made this known to BBC News Pidgin.
Recall that 18-year-old hijabi was crowned the 44th Miss Nigeria on Friday, December 17th, 2021.
Speaking on Garko’s participation in the beauty pageant, Ibn Sina described it as “illegal”, adding that her parents will be invited for questioning.
“We (Hisbah) have confirmed that Shatu Garko is a Muslim from Kano state and her parents come from Garko Local government area. Kano is a sharia state and this is why we would not allow the matter to pass.
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“We will invite the parents to talk to them about the actions of their daughter and the fact that what she did is illegal in Islam in case they don’t know so that she would not continue in that path and also stop other girls from copying her
“In Islam, it is forbidden for one to contest in any beauty contest,” he said.
