“So any Muslim that we apprehend eating outside, our men will arrest and bring the person to our office unless he can show proof that a doctor asked him not to fast.
Nabahani Usman, the Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, has threatened to arrest adults who eat in public as Ramadan commences on Monday.
Kano State has been practising Sharia law since 2001 when former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso signed the bill creating Hisbah.
Usman who spoke to the BBC on Saturday said those caught will only be spared If they make available a letter from a medical doctor or the person can show proof of chronic ulcer.
He said: “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year. The aim is to get every Muslim to respect the month of Ramadan. Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting.
“So any Muslim that we apprehend eating outside, our men will arrest and bring the person to our office unless he can show proof that a doctor asked him not to fast.