The officers of the Kano State Hisbah Board, has reportedly seized about 8,600 bottles of alcohol loaded in a van that came into the state from Kaduna state.
This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday, February 10, by the officer in charge of intoxicants, Idris Ibrahim.
He revealed that the beer was sized by their men at Kwanar Dangora village along Kano-Kaduna Expressway, on Thursday, February 7.
Ibrahim also revealed that his team tracked the vehicle conveying the alcohol from Kaduna until it got into Kano town.
He said;
“We stopped the vehicle at Kwanar Dangora village and the driver attempted to escape but our operatives apprehended him.
“You know it is illegal to sell and drink beer in Kano State. So, we are going to take the driver to court after taking his statement.”
He said his team are waiting for further instructions from their command on what to do with the beer.
Meanwhile in another news, Hisbah board’s Deputy Commander-General, Dr. Mujahid Aminuddeen, has confirmed the arrest of about 15 prostitutes who was said to have lodged at a place in Hotoro Tishama, Bakin River Verd Sabon Gari, Miyangu Road, Hadejia Road and old Zoo Road motor parks, where they engage in different illegal activities.
While confirming the arrest, he said;
“It is unfortunate that some of these women leave their states and countries and come to Kano where they engage in prostitution and other objectionable behaviour.
“They roam the streets of Kano and do all sorts of things. We are calling on members of the public to continue to report such activities so that we can sanitise the state
“However, some of these girls also need prayers because when you talk with them, you understand that they find themselves in this situation because of hardship”.
He said a lot of the girls have engaged in drug abuse, however, called on their prayers to continue praying for their female daughters not to be doing drugs.
“We have to call on parents to pray for their children to be protected from the evils of drug abuse, which leads to other social vices,” he added.
