Katsina Hisbah announces 10 p.m. cutoff for girls’ street hawking
The board says officers will monitor markets and motor parks. The enforcement start date and any penalties remain unclear.
KATSINA, 12 November 2026 — The Katsina State Hisbah Board says girls must stop street hawking by 10 p.m. daily across the state. The board’s commandant general, Sheikh Saifullahi Yakubu Musa, announced the directive on Tuesday, 10 November. He said it covers markets, motor parks and other public places where hawking takes place.
Musa said the board had received reports that girls faced abuse while selling goods late at night. He said the cutoff was intended to protect them and urged parents to discourage their children from hawking late at night.
Musa said the board would deploy officers to monitor compliance at markets, motor parks and other locations. As of 12 November, IDNN had yet to find a public copy of the directive or verify when enforcement would begin. The age range it covers, whether it extends to adult women and what action officers may take after 10 p.m. remain unclear.
