The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced a sweeping set of restrictions on commercial tricycle operators, known locally as Yanzu Adaidaita Sahu, as part of a special enforcement drive for the month of Ramadan.
In a statement issued by the Deputy Commander-General of the board, Mujahid Aminuddeen, the Islamic moral police ordered that all tricycle riders must desist from wearing three-quarter trousers during the fasting period, describing the dress style as indecent and incompatible with the sanctity of the holy month.
Aminuddeen said Hisbah operatives would mount a dedicated Ramadan operation targeting areas where they believe immoral activities are common. He warned that any rider found violating the new rules would be arrested and prosecuted under existing state regulations governing public morality.
Beyond clothing, the board has also prohibited tricycle operators from playing music while on duty. Officials argue that loud or suggestive songs disturb passengers, distract other road users, and undermine the reflective atmosphere encouraged during Ramadan.
The directive extends to a broader list of bans: the use of knockouts in any part of the city, the display of what the board considers indecent dressing that exposes parts of the body, especially by young women, and the placement of pornographic or suggestive posters and stickers on tricycles.
Hisbah has further outlawed the mixing of unrelated men and women inside the same tricycle. Operators are instructed not to carry male and female passengers side by side, a measure the board says is aimed at curbing close physical contact between the sexes in public transport.
Aminuddeen disclosed that Hisbah has concluded plans to deploy personnel to mosques where Tarawihi and Tahajjud night prayers are held, working alongside other security agencies to bolster safety and enforce moral codes around worship centres.
The latest measures build on an ongoing campaign tagged Operation Kau da Badala, or Operation Fight Against Immorality, which targets prostitution, drug abuse, and other social vices among youths in Kano. Tricycle riders have been repeatedly cited by the board for alleged offences including so-called immoral haircuts, riding in shorts, displaying objectionable images, mixing unrelated men and women, selling illegal drugs, and transporting women to locations suspected of illicit activities.
Hisbah authorities insist the crackdown is necessary to preserve the spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan, a month Muslims devote to fasting, prayer, charity, and moral self-discipline.
