Black Friday: Nigerians fume over Hisbah order to Cool FM

Kano Hisbah Sharia police

Nigerians on social media have reacted with outrage over a directive by the Kano State Hisbah Board to 96.9 Cool FM for the broadcast station to stop using the term ‘Black Friday’.

In a letter signed by principal executive officer II Abubakar Ali on behalf of the commander-general, Hisbah stated that Friday is regarded as a holy day in Islam and tagging it as ‘black’ is derogatory and would not be condoned.

See reactions on Twitter below: