{"id":128426,"date":"2026-07-16T16:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=128426"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:29:46","slug":"kano-hisbah-bans-mobile-movie-download-business-over-pornographic-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kano-hisbah-bans-mobile-movie-download-business-over-pornographic-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Kano Hisbah Bans Mobile Movie Download Business Over Pornographic Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Oscar Okhifo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced a statewide ban on the mobile movie download business, popularly known as &#8220;downloading,&#8221; citing concerns over the distribution of pornographic and other morally offensive content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Commander-General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Dr. Mujahid Aminuddeen, announced the ban on Thursday, saying the decision followed a series of complaints linking some operators to the circulation of obscene materials capable of corrupting children and young people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have banned the mobile movie download business, popularly known as &#8216;downloading,&#8217; across Kano State,&#8221; Aminuddeen said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that the board acted after receiving reports that some operators were using the business to circulate pornographic videos and materials considered harmful to public morality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The decision was taken because some operators are using the business to distribute pornographic videos and other materials that corrupt public morals,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Aminuddeen, the board became increasingly concerned by reports that the materials being circulated were having a negative influence on children and young people across the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We have received complaints that some of those engaged in the business are circulating videos that negatively influence children and young people,&#8221; Aminuddeen added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To ensure compliance with the directive, the Deputy Commander-General said the Hisbah Board had deployed its personnel to all 44 local government areas (LGAs) of Kano State to enforce the ban.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Hisbah officers have been deployed to all the 44 local government areas of Kano State to ensure full enforcement of the directive,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He warned operators to immediately suspend the business or face sanctions from the board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Anyone engaged in the business is expected to comply with the ban, as the board will not tolerate activities that undermine the moral values of society,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest directive is part of a series of enforcement measures by the Kano State Hisbah Board, which oversees compliance with Islamic principles and public morality in the state. 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