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Yobe bans alcohol, orders prostitutes to marry or leave

    ABIDJAN

    The Yobe State House of Assembly has passed a motion banning the sale of alcohol and giving prostitutes two weeks to marry or leave the state, Voice of Nigeria has reported.

    As part of its move to impose Islamic law, the house also ordered all women working in the state to dress properly, the radio reported on Monday. It did not spell out the dress code.

    Women's rights groups in Nigeria have condemned the imposition of Sharia in northern states as an infringement of their basic and constitutionally guaranteed rights. So far, Zamfara has imposed the Sharia, while Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna are taking steps to apply it.

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