December 23, (THEWILL) – The Kano Sharia police (Hisbah Board) has debunked reports that the board has invited the recently crowned Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko and her parents for participating in the beauty contest.
Director General of the Board, Dr. Aliyu Musa Kibiya, in a statement, said Hizbah never at any time invited Shatu Garko or her parents for questioning.
He, however added that the commander of the Shariah police, Haruna ibn Sinai, in response to questions by newsmen was the one that preached against the beauty contest, saying it is sinful.
“We never at any time issued any instruction inviting her or her parents for questioning. It was deliberate fake news. Hisbah only preached against the immoral acts of nudity and revealing the forbidden parts of the body of a woman which is sinful”, he stated.
THEWILL recalls that Garko was crowned the 44th Miss Nigeria after beating 17 other finalists at an event on Friday, December 17, 2022, in Lagos.
The 18-year-old Garko became the first hijabi to win the Miss Nigeria pageant since its inception in 1957.
She was also the youngest contestant this year, winning N10m, a one-year residency at a luxury apartment, a brand new car, and brand ambassadorship opportunities..
However, being the first ever female from Kano to partake in a beauty contest and the first to win, it became an issue especially in the northern part of the country. A lot of people condemned it as violating both the cultural and religious ethics of the people.
