Sharia Law: Kano govt bans Men and women from entering same tricycle

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje 

The Kano state government on Wednesday has barred persons of opposite genders from entering same commercial tricycle from January, 2020.

The governor disclosed the ban at the closing ceremony of 77th annual Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) organised by Zone A of the Muslim Society of Nigeria (MSSN) held at Bayero University.



Ganduje was represented by Commander General of Hisbah Board, Harun Ibn-Sina.

Ibn-Sina said the government is committed to upholding Islamic values in the state.

Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of the state, was said to have introduced the commercial tricycles in the state as a means of transportation for women, until it was reversed and used by both genders.




In September, Baffa Agundi, managing director of Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), said the state was planning to ban the use of commercial tricycle by the end of the year.

He said the move would sanitise the activities of commercial tricycle operators.


According to him, the agency has been receiving a lot of complaints from the public on commercial tricycle operators in the state.

However, a twitter user, Gimba Kakanda in his reaction queried the Kano state government new policy:

I’m trying to correctly understand this Keke Napep policy in Kano. Are married couples, adult siblings of opposite sexes, and parents with adult children of opposite sexes also affected by this new regulation that criminalizes sharing of a tricycle by opposite sexes?

— Gimba Kakanda (@gimbakakanda) December 26, 2019