Kano State Hisbah board have banned the use of mannequins to display clothes by boutiques, tailors, and supermarkets across the state.
The ban was announced by the Commander of the state Hisbah Board, Sheikh Around Ibn Sina, today June 30.
According to him, mannequins used by tailors, boutique owners, and commercials violates Islamic provisions and teachings.
He also states that the agency would start the sensitization of the people to educate them on how Islam frowns on the use of the mannequins.
Also, there would be monitoring and implementation of the ban as offenders will be apprehended and prosecuted by the agency.
”Hisbah prohibits the use of mannequins at shops, commercial and private residences and other public places. This violates Islamic provisions, it is also responsible for immoral thoughts among some members of the public, all these are against Islam.
We have divided Kano into five areas for the monitoring and implementation of the ban across the state.”