The Kano State Hisbah Board has asked a radio station Cool FM to stop referring to Friday as ‘Black Friday’ with immediate effect.
This is contained in a letter signed by a Principal Executive Officer II Abubakar Ali on behalf of the Commander General and addressed to the Manager, Cool FM
The board said it was concerned over the tagging of Friday as Black Friday because majority of the inhabitants of Kano State are Muslims that consider Friday as “Holy Day.”
The letter reads: “I am directed to write and notify you that the office in in receipt of complaint for the conduct of Black Friday Sales on 27th November, 2020.
“Accordingly, we wish to express our concern on the tagging of the Friday as ‘Black Friday’ and further inform you that the majority of the inhabitants of Kano state are Muslims that consider Friday as Holy Day.
“In view if the foregoing you are requested to stop calling the day as Black Friday with immediate effect and note that Hisbah corps will be around for surveillance purposes with a view to avoiding occurence of any immoral activities as well as maintaining peace, harmony and stability in the state.”
Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, with many stores offering highly promoted sales on the day.
Meanwhile, many have taken to the social media to mock the letter from Hisbah, with some dismissing it as error-ridden, while some tried to draw the attention of the board to things like Hajarul Aswad (Black Stone) in Makkah.
