Kano Hisbah bans “Black Friday” sales, describes the exercise as “immoral

The Kano State Hisbah Board on Thursday issued a letter to Cool FM in the state capital prohibiting the conduct of the planned holiday clearance sales tagged “Black Friday” by the radio statio.

The religious police, in a November 26 letter to the management of Cool FM 96.9 Kano, warned the station’s handlers that the demography of the state’s residents was predominantly Muslim and therefore every Friday was considered to be “Holy Day.”

The Hisbah corps — notable for enforcing compliance with Sharia law — demanded an immediate retraction of the “Black Friday” tag.

It added that the religious squad “will be around for surveillance purposes with a view to avoiding occurrence of any immoral activities” in the state.

As of the time of publishing this report, the management of the radio station had yet to comment on the corps’ demand.

Black Friday is a special shopping period when retailers offer promoted sales to customers.