Hisbah Board arrests 52 youths for taking alcohol in Kano


The Kano State Hisbah Board said it arrested 52 youths for taking alcohol at Roxy Amusement Park in Kano metropolis.

The Public Relations Officer of the board, Malam Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday that the culprits were apprehended in the night on Sunday.

He said that the culprits were 36 young men and 16 women, saying that they were arrested during a special patrol by the officials of the board following a tip-off.

Mohammed said that the board will sustain its raids on all suspected ‘dark spots,’ especially during the sacred month of Ramadan.

Source: Guardian 

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