The Independent Hisbah Guard, established by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje with a projected 12,000 personnel, has officially begun its recruitment process.
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The initiative, originally introduced by Ganduje, was created as a means of accommodating 12,000 former Hisbah staff who were reportedly dismissed by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Alhaji Baffa Babba DanAgundi, who is supervising the recruitment, noted that the programme aims to provide new opportunities for the thousands of individuals previously removed from the state-run Hisbah Command.
Baffa Babba DanAgundi noted that the initiative was devoid of any political colouration, but was an attempt to offer job opportunities to those unilaterally sacked and to support the state and its people on security fronts.
Sheikh Harooun Ibn Sina, a former Commander General of the Hisbah under the Ganduje administration, is leading the initiative, known as the Independent Hisbah Fisabilillah, under the Ganduje Foundation.
He said the organisation was purely voluntary and not affiliated with the Kano State Government.
According to him, the outfit was established for religious and humanitarian purposes, stressing that it was not intended to rival the state-owned Hisbah Board.
“This is not a government agency. It is a voluntary organisation set up solely for the sake of Allah. We are not competing with the government Hisbah,” Ibn Sina said.
The emergence of the independent Hisbah organisation has stirred public debate, with the NNPP-led government describing it as an outright attempt to create tension and uncertainty in the state.
Already, the Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former APC National Chairman Ganduje for allegedly inciting the public and making derogatory comments capable of causing unrest.
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