KATSINA GOVT SETS UP COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE HISBAH OVER ALLEGED TORTURE, MURDER

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A committee has been established by the Katsina State Government to look into the authenticity of a widely shared social media video purporting to show people being tortured by state Hisbah Board employees.

On behalf of State Deputy Governor Faruq Jobe, the committee was officially opened on Tuesday at the SGS office, State Secretariat Complex, Katsina, by Secretary to the Katsina State Government Abdullahi Faskari.

He insisted that other claims of victimization and torture by board members are anticipated to be looked into by the committee.

According to Faskari, the committee’s other mandates include, but are not limited to, examining the legislation that established the Hisbah Board and identifying any gaps that might have allowed for the violation of basic human rights.

He insisted that other claims of victimization and torture by board members are anticipated to be looked into by the committee.

Faskari said, “To identify Hisbah personnel who are involved in the act of victimization and torture of people and recommend sanctions as appropriate.

“To submit report within ten (10) days from the date of inauguration of the Committee”, he noted.

Aliyu Zakari, Commissioner of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, will lead the committee, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs will be a member.

The Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, the State Chairman of the Coalition of CSO, the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service Administration Reform, and the Secretary of the SGS Office are among the other members of the committee.

The Committee Chairman, Shargalle, promised in his acceptance address to rigorously complete the task assigned within the allotted time.