Au Nigeria, un couple de TikTokeurs condamné à se marier par un tribunal religieux
A religious court in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria, has ordered the Islamic police to perform the marriage ceremony between two TikTok celebrities. Their fault: posting a video of them kissing.
An obligation to celebrate their marriage within 60 days. This is the sentence ordered this Tuesday, October 21, by a judge against two TikTokers in the Kano region of northern Nigeria.
Influencers with over 300,000 followers on the platform, the young man, Idris Mai Wushirya, and the young woman, Basira Yar Guda, are accused of posting videos showing them kissing and hugging each other. The act is considered indecent in the region's conservative Muslim society.
The court concluded that it was up to the Hisbah, the Sharia police, to ensure the marriage between the two influencers.
"The bride and groom have given their consent."
A Hisbah official confirmed receiving the court order on Monday. Its officials have already begun wedding preparations. "Although the court said we must hold the wedding within 60 days, we are determined to do it as soon as possible," Abba Sufi, Hisbah's director general, told AFP. "The bride and groom have given their consent," he said.
In an interview with BBC News, Hisbah Deputy Commander Mujahideen Aminuddeen said several conditions had to be met before the wedding could take place. "We will check their mental health to see if they are using drugs or suffering from any mental disorders. Another condition is that they undergo medical tests to screen for diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, genotype, and sexually transmitted diseases."
Before adding: "After all this, we will discuss the dowry. Some people have already volunteered to pay it."
For their part, the young man's parents were summoned on Monday by Hisbah, where they gave their "explicit consent," while Hisbah attempted to contact Basira Yar Guda's family. She "lives in Zamfara State," according to the Hisbah's director general, more than 300 kilometers from Kano.
A conservative region that is home to a thriving film industry
Kano is one of twelve Muslim-majority states where Sharia law coexists with common law.
The Hisbah was established in 2001 to enforce Sharia law in the state. Kano is home to a thriving film industry, dubbed Kannywood, which produces more than 200 films a month in the Hausa language, which is spoken in the region and throughout West Africa.
The censorship office set up by Muslim preachers and local authorities to monitor Kannywood expanded its activities to include social media in 2022. The Hisbah regularly arrests and sentences influencers whose social media content it deems "immoral."
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