Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have started closing down sports betting shops, which they say are operating illegally.
Kano city is the capital of Kano state, which has a majority Muslim population and operates the Islamic legal system - Sharia - alongside secular law.
However, the current crackdown is focused on Muslim areas of Kano, a sprawling city and the economic hub of northern Nigeria.
“They don’t have licences to operate as they were given permission to run video games centres, which they later converted to betting shops," he said.
“I am advising those running those betting shops to either shut down or we’ll arrest them and take them to [a Sharia] court,” Mr Aminudeen said...
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