Man Flogged 40 Lashes For Doing This During Ramadan

A man identified as Ibrahim Ismail was flogged 40 lashes for eating a mango fruit during Ramadan.

The 20-year-old Ibrahim Ismail was tried at an upper Shariah court in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State and was found guilty of eating during the Islamic holy month.

The judge, Safiyanu Ya’u, ordered that the victim should be flogged 40 times in a market square to served as a deterrent to others, Premium Times reports.

He said the action of the victim contravenes section 370 of penal code law of Jigawa State.

The victim, Mr Ismail, was earlier arrested and prosecuted by the state Hisbah board (also known as the Sharia police) for eating a mango while other healthy Muslims are observing the Ramadan fast.

The flogging exercise took place at Ringim market square after a court official read before the public the ‘offence’ committed by Mr Ismail.