07/12/2025
Press Release
Date: 7th December 2025
CYDI Calls on the Kano State Attorney General to Halt the Creation of a Politically-Motivated Private Hisbah Structure
The Community Youth for Development Initiative (CYDI) expresses deep concern over the recent move by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to establish a private Hisbah structure operating outside the legal and administrative framework of Kano State.
CYDI strongly condemns this development and calls on the Attorney General of Kano State to take immediate legal action to stop the establishment of this parallel security outfit.
The attempt to create a private Hisbah is politically motivated, lacks constitutional backing, and poses a direct threat to the peace, stability, and security of Kano State. Such an unauthorized structure has the potential to fuel insecurity, heighten political tension, and undermine the authority of the democratically elected state government.
Kano State already has a legally recognized Hisbah Board established through due process. Any parallel or privately controlled version is not only illegal but also capable of creating confusion, conflict of authority, and misuse of security-related powers for political purposes.
CYDI urges the Attorney General to urgently intervene by invoking all necessary legal provisions to safeguard the integrity of the state’s security institutions and prevent any act capable of destabilizing the state.
We call on the good people of Kano State, civil society groups, and all stakeholders to stand firmly in defense of legality, peace, and democratic governance.
Signed:
Mallam Salihu Muhammad Yakasai
Executive Director
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All Media Houses
Abba Kabir Yusuf
Kano State Ministry for Justice
Kano State Attorney General
Nigeria Police Force
Department of State Services
