Sokoto State Hisbah Board rejects claims circulating online that it imposes restrictions on Christian worship and religious activities in the state. In separate reports, the board and its commandant deny issuing rules that would limit how Christians hold services or organize gatherings.
The outlets describe the denials as responses to social media allegations that Hisbah had introduced new measures affecting Christian worship. According to the board, its legal mandate and enforcement role apply only to Muslims, not Christians, and it therefore says it lacks authority to regulate Christian religious practices.
The reporting is consistent across the sources: each frames the issue as a dispute between the online claims and the board’s public clarification. No sources presented independent evidence of any restrictions being imposed or any specific regulations attributed to the Hisbah Board; the focus remains on the board’s denial and explanation of its remit.
