Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Henry | Stone Reporter News
Amnesty International has strongly condemned the arrest of 18 men and 7 women by the Kano State Hisbah Corps at an event centre in Hotoro, Kano State, on Friday, 25 October 2025. The group was reportedly accused of attending a so-called “gay party” and allegedly planning to hold a “gay wedding.”
In a statement, Amnesty International described the arrests as humiliating, discriminatory, and unlawful, calling on the Kano Hisbah to immediately end the misuse of laws to harass and persecute individuals on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
“Kano State Hisbah must end these humiliating and unlawful raids and misusing laws to harass and arrest people accused of same-sex activity. It is appalling that Hisbah can arbitrarily arrest people based on judgments of how they are dressed or how they have styled their hair,” the statement read.
The human rights organization stressed that invading people’s privacy or detaining individuals based on suspicion is a violation of fundamental human rights. Amnesty International reaffirmed that no one should face arrest or harassment because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression.
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