By Faith Nyasuguta
A Nigerian muslim man that had put himself up for sale last weekend due to ‘poverty’ has been arrested.
Aged 26, Aliyu Na Idris, who was trending on social media was nabbed by Islamic police in Hisbah, Kano state.
A viral picture of Idris showed him carrying a sign in which he said he wanted to sell himself for N20 million($49,000).
Harun Ibn Sina, the Hisbah Commander confirmed the arrest to news outlets and clarified that Aliyu Na Idris’ actions were forbidden.
“Yes we arrested him on Tuesday and he spent the night with us, what he did is forbidden in Islam, you can’t try to sell yourself no matter your condition or situation.”
According to the arrested tailor, who had been speaking to local journalists before his arrest, he was in a huge financial mess, hence his decision to put a 20 million naira ($49,000) price tag on his person promising to wholeheartedly serve his buyer.
“The decision to sell myself was due to poverty, I plan to give my parents 10 million naira ($24,000; £18,000) when I eventually get a buyer, pay five million naira ($12,000; £9,000) as tax to the government, give two million naira ($5,000; £4,000) to anyone who helped me get a buyer and keep the remaining for daily upkeep,” Aliyu told journalists in Kano ahead of his arrest.
