In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
Hisbah has announced new bans on DJs and music in public transport as nightlife continues to draw revelers despite rights abuse complaints.
- In conservative Sokoto, Nigeria, a nightclub thrives with Afrobeats and strobe lights, offering revelers like Vincent Tabat a vibrant escape despite the city's reputation as the "seat of the caliphate."
- The Sokoto State Hisbah force patrols the region enforcing Shariah law, recently banning DJs at events; Commander Usman Abdullahi Jatau claims they seek "peace and stability through moral justice."
- Ibrahim Nuhu, a banker transferred from Plateau to Sokoto, has grown enamored with the weekend nightlife scene; Benjamin Danjuma and Tabat acknowledge Hisbah run-ins but say they are not bound by its rules as non-Muslims.
- Nigeria's population splits almost evenly between southern Christians and northern Muslims, fueling tensions over secularism; the Supreme Court never fully resolved Shariah's legal status, leaving it an open-ended question.
- Security crises and jihadi violence plague northern Nigeria, yet nightlife persists as a crucial escape for residents like Tabat, defining the precarious balance between strict religious codes and personal freedom.
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Sokoto state is known as the “Seat of the Caliphate” for its role in the birth and propagation of Islam in the region.
In Nigeria's troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a mo
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Multicolored strobe lights sweep across a dance floor soon to throng with sweaty revelers and shrilling voices singing along to Afrobeats in a nightclub that is thriving despite being in one of northern Nigeria’s most deeply conservative states. As the DJ prepared his set and attendants arranged bottles of expensive liquor on tables, Vincent Tabat joined those streaming into the venue, which is one of a handful along a str…
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In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Multicolored strobe lights sweep across a dance floor soon to throng with sweaty revelers and shrilling voices singing along to Afrobeats in a nightclub that is thriving despite being in one of northern Nigeria’s most deeply…
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