The Kano State Hisbah Board has intercepted a trailer conveying large consignment of alcoholic drinks.
The Deputy Commander General in charge of operations, Malam Shehu Ishaq made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at Hisbah headquarters, Sharada Kano.
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According to him, the vehicle conveying the commodity was intercepted at a checkpoint near Kura town in Kura local government area on its way to Kano.
Ishaq stressed that the arrest was made following a tip-off by good samaritans, where Hisbah personnel laid siege for two days before the arrival of the vehicle.
The deputy commander general, however, noted that those conveying the alcohol claimed to be conveying goods for a particular pressure group, saying that after careful investigation the claim turned out to be false, as the plate number on the trailer was fake.
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”What is written on the waybill is different from what is in the vehicle”.
He said, there was a little misunderstanding between Hisbah personnel and custom officials as they also suspected the driver of trying to smuggle banned products into the state.
The Hisbah official pointed out that the board would soon hand over the consignment to the court for necessary action.
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The Deputy Commander General, maintained that nobody had claimed ownership of the beer, but some security agencies had visited the board to make inquiries about the driver of the vehicle who claimed to be a security agent.
“The Brigade Commandant sent his men to investigate those claiming to be men of the Nigerian army,” he said.
