Shari'a: Lesbianism/Same Sex Marriage is illegal

From allafrica.com.
Kano State government has ordered police to arrest five women, Aunty Maiduguri and her four women spouses whom she married with full celebration over the weekend, contrary to the Shari'a legal system being operated in the state.

Government has also ordered demolition of three theatres in farm centre, Kano including the theatre where the marriage ceremony took place. The theatre was host to the celerity marriage where an estimated 2,000 people attended.

45 years old Aunty Maiduguri, on April 22, organised a well attended marriage ceremony at the Heritage Theatre in the state capital, where she tied the knot with the four girls.

Already bulldozers on the order of the state government have demolished the theatre and other theaters around the vicinity.

The marriage according to a witness, took place with fanfare and concerts which lasts for two days. Her 'spouses' include Aisha Yola, Maryam Soba, Hadiza Single Baby and Hadiza Maiduguri who are now in hiding, as police, Hisbah and community leaders ordered that they be arrested.

Government said the marriage contravenes the state penal code and Sharia laws, and therefore ordered their immediate arrest.

Hisbah deputy commander in charge of operations, Malam Rabo Abdulkarim, said an arrest warrant has been issued in respect of the woman and her four accomplices, adding that the action was not immoral, but criminal, and will not be allowed to go un-punished.

"As defenders of the Sharia laws, we shall not allow this unhealthy development to take root in the state. We are investigating the matter with a view to find the culprits and punish them," he said.

Rabo said the history and culture bureau has already revoke all licences given to such houses, to curtail the trend. He said special investigations are already in the offing to ensure such ugly trend did not find root in the state.

"We have received complains from one Bashir Sani Tarauni who said some women were getting married near his resident, and we immediately investigate and confirm the ugly development," he said.

Angry residents attempted to disrupt the ceremony, but were overwhelmed by thugs. Managing Director of the state environmental agency, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, who supervised the demolition, described the marriage as outrageous, callous and unfortunate.

"Government will not fold its arms to allow this type of ungodliness, we are implementing Sharia here and even where they are not, I am sure no place would allow such disrespect to religion and culture," he said.

Government has said viewing centres and theatres in the state are not adhering strictly to laws that established them, hence the demolition order.