Nigeria sharia police smash 240,000 bottles of beer »

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria's city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed "immoral" in the area. Kano's Hisbah chief Aminu Daurawa said at the bottle-breaking ceremony he had "the ardent hope this will bring an end to the consumption of such prohibited substances". A large bulldozer smashed the bottles to shouts of "Allahu Ahkbar" (God is Great) from supporters outside the Hisbah headquarters in Kano, the largest city in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. "We hope this measure will help restore the tarnished image of Kano," said Daurawa. Source Main page (current trends)

More about: Allahu Ahkbar, Aminu Daurawa, bottles, kano, nigeria

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Your comments