DAILY TRIUMPH
JUMADAL THANI 9 1430 A.H.   
THURSDAY JUNE, 4 2009

11 HAUSA SONGS BANNED IN KANO
By NASIRU MUHAMMAD

KANO State Film Censorship Mobile Court has banned the sale of some 11 Hausa songs it described as obscene in the state.

Announcing the ban order, the presiding judge at the court, Chief Magistrate Mukhtar Ahmad, said the songs include: Walle-Walle, Martani (Bilio), Auta, Ibro Sauka a Babur and Girgiza Kai Master.
The rest are Oyoyo, Ibro Sankarau, Kowa Ya Ci Ubansa/Uwarsa, Gari Ya Yi Zafi, Wayyo Kaico and Hasbunallahu.
According to him, the court is going to prosecute anyone found selling the songs, playing it, downloading it by any means in accordance with Section 97 of the State Censorship Board Law 2001 Cinematography and Licensing   Regulation of the same year.

He added that the law in the section states that any person who for the purpose of or by way of trade, makes products or has in his possession blasphemous, pornographic, or obscene writing, or object that will corrupt public morale, can be charged under the law, among others.

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more infomation from h-net and http://carmenmccain.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/mobile-court-bans-listening-to-11-hausa-songs/

Announcing the ban order, the presiding judge at the court, chief magistrate Mukhtar Ahmad, said the songs include:

1 Walle-Walle
2 Martani(bilio)
3 Auta
4 Sauka a babur(ibro)
5 Girgiza kai master9ibro)
6 Oyoyo
7 Ibro Sankarau
8 kowa yaci Ubansa/uwarsa
9 gari yayi zafi
10 Wayyo
11 Hasbunallahu
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