Professor Ibrahim Mu’azzam Mai Bushira, former Commandant General of the Kano Hisbah Board, has warned that efforts to form an independent Hisbah unit in Kano State could create divisions and undermine peaceful coexistence and security in the state.
He raised the alarm while addressing journalists in Kano on Thursday, noting that the position was part of the resolutions reached during a stakeholders’ meeting involving former Hisbah leaders and their deputies. The meeting examined the implications of introducing a parallel Hisbah structure at a time when the state already has a legally recognized Hisbah Board backed by the Law of the Kano State House of Assembly.
Professor Mai Bushira stated that the decision to form another Hisbah arises from dismissed personnel and the former Hisbah Marshal, but emphasized that such a move could bring both foreseeable and unforeseen problems. “We agree it was reached out of the dismissed personnel of the Hisbah, and the former Hisbah Marshal, but as Muslims, we know it will not be good for all of us. You cannot create another Hisbah working parallel to the legal one backed by the Kano State House of Assembly because it will create so many problems,” he said.
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The former Hisbah commandant called on the Kano State Government to improve the working conditions of the Hisbah personnel, including better allowances, provision of necessary apparatus, and retraining. He emphasized that the operations of the Hisbah should not be politicized and that all recruitment must follow due process.
Professor Mai Bushira further stressed that only people of integrity should be recruited to uphold the moral practices of Islam, and personnel who contravene the law should be dismissed accordingly. He recalled that during the enactment of the law to create the Hisbah Board in Kano, all stakeholders were included to prevent divisions within the institution.