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In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity

SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — At the center of northern Nigeria's strict religious code is the local Islamic police, known as the Hisbah force, whose personnel are tasked with upholding public morals across some of the region's 19 states.

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