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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Sharia Law Enforced As Islamic Police Arrest 150 People Accused Of Indecent Dressing
According to new reports, about 150 people have been arrested by the religious police in northern Nigeria for breaking Shariah law by dressing indecently.Among those arrested includes 45 people who attended a birthday party, people who wore tight or revealing clothes, tranvestites( people who wear clothes to make them look like the opposite sex) and 55 alleged prostitutes. Indecent dressing is against the practice of Islam so people in Northern Nigeria where Sharia Law has been passed are under serious scrutiny.They also publicly shaved off the supposedly overly long hair of several men.
Mohammed Yusuf Yola, spokesman for the board that polices implementation of Shariah law, told The Associated Press that 45 men and women were detained at a birthday party in a hotel Sunday because of "indecent dress that is against the practice of Islam."
"Our agency will not relent in its efforts to ensure compliance of Shariah legal system; the agency will do its best to make sure that society is free from all social vices," he said.
Extremists based in northeast Nigeria have killed hundreds of Muslims and Christians in a mission to turn the country, which has roughly equal numbers of both faiths, into an Islamic state.The militants have also complained that governments of states under Islamic law do not enforce it vigorously.
Earlier this month Yola announced Islamic police would arrest young taxi drivers seen sporting cut-off pants and sleeveless T-shirts. None have been arrested so far because all have complied, he said.
Source:Telehgraph
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