Kano Governor, Ganduje, bans opposite sex from boarding same tricycle

Henceforth, male and female persons in Kano would no longer be allowed to ride commercial tricycles together after the State Government placed a ban on the act.

The decision was announced by a Kono State official at the closing ceremony of the 77th annual Islamic Vacation Course (IVC) organised by Zone A of the Muslim Society of Nigeria (MSSN) held at Bayero University, Kano on Wednesday and will take effect from January 2020.

The Commander General of Hisbah Board, Harun Ibn-Sina, representing the state governor, said the state government is committed to upholding Islamic values.

Commercial tricycles, popularly known as ‘A daidaita sahu’ in Kano, were introduced by a former governor of Kano, Ibrahim Shekarau, as a means of transportation for women only.

This was after Shekarau’s government banned commercial motorcyclists from conveying women.

But since Shekarau’s exit as governor, tricycles have been carrying people of both sexes.