Officials of the Hisbah Agency under the Kebbi State
Ministry of Religious Affairs have arrested a man accused of concealing a young
woman in a hotel in Birnin Kebbi.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the
agency’s Director of Shari’a, Malam Sirajo Kamba, preliminary investigations
revealed that the girl had earlier been reported missing by her parents.
The suspect, said to be from Abuja, allegedly
accommodated the girl in a hotel after she reportedly left her family home in
the Rafin Atiku Villa area of Birnin Kebbi without her parents’ knowledge or
consent.
Kamba disclosed that the pair had stayed at the hotel
for two days before they were discovered by officials. During questioning, both
individuals reportedly admitted that they were not married.
The agency stated that the situation was considered a
violation of Islamic principles and cultural norms observed in the state.
Malam Kamba used the opportunity to urge parents and
guardians to pay closer attention to their children's activities and movements,
particularly those of young girls, in order to prevent similar incidents.
Further investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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