According to the order, over 150 people were arrested for indecent dressing, such as “sagging their pants too low,” or “sporting hair styles inspired by prominent international football players,”
The Sharia Police (Hisbah) Director, General Abba Sufi said that ;“We have arrested 150 men and women in the past week, including prostitutes and their boyfriends, transvestites, alcoholics and those engaged in indecent dressing in contravention of the Sharia legal code,”
The police spokesman insisted that the operation was launched “to reverse disturbing trends in the city of some five million people and is targeting people of various faiths.
Those arrested include Muslims and non-Muslims and we treat them equally because this is about morality,” Some of the arrested civilians were released after paying fines ranging from 10,000-15,000 Naira ($60-$70). The spokesman also added that the people who could not afford the fine remain in jail. He would not specify how many people are currently detained
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