Sahara Reporters
A postgraduate student of Bayero University Kano has narrated her encounter with officials of the Islamic police, Hisbah corps.
The lady told SaharaReporters that Hisbah officials barged into her hostel some months ago while she was cooking and arrested her because she had a male guest with her.
She said she was taken to a building alongside the male guest where she saw 30 other students of the institution and some others who were not students.
According to her, they were detained for about a day or two within which the Hisbah officials conducted HIV and pregnancy tests on them.
She alleged that the officers forcibly gave abortion pills to one of them whose pregnancy test was positive.
She said the victim cried bitterly.
She further alleged that the officers requested sex in exchange for their freedom while others were released on bail ranging from N15, 000 to N20, 000.
She said, “I had an encounter with Hisbah about two months ago. I am currently a master’s student at BUK. Hisbah officers barged into my room, they met me with a male guest. I was cooking, they knocked and I opened the door. They arrested us both and took us to a building of theirs, held us hostage for a day.
“They took our phones from us. We met other people there, many others. About 30 students of BUK or more while others were non-students. They had arrested some prostitutes too. All of us were held at the same building. While we were there, some funny things happened.
“The Hisbah officials conducted HIV and pregnancy tests for everyone there. Those who tested positive for HIV were taken to the hospital and one person’s pregnancy test was positive.
“She was given a drug to abort the pregnancy without her consent, this happened in the same building where they took us hostage. When we confronted the woman who gave the pills for the abortion because she claimed to be a health worker, the woman said they were doing that because the girls were prostitutes.
“The girl cried so hard. She cried from the pain of the forceful abortion and losing her child. I saw her washed blood. They ga…
