The Kano state Hisbah board says it has recorded huge success in the fight against prostitution, drug abuse and other social vices during the month of Ramadan.
The Commander general of the Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina made the disclosure while inspecting two vehicles loaded with assorted beer and other intoxicants intercepted by the board in Kano metropolis.
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He explained that, the vehicles were taken into custody after following a tip off by good Samaritans on their way to Kano through kwanar Dangora and Gyadi Gyadi Zaria road in the middle of the night.
Ibn Sina maintained that the intoxicants were carefully packaged to conceal their true identity for easy passage into the state.
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The commander general said the Board had also intensified campaigns and advocacy visits to enlighten the general public on the dangers of engaging in immoral activities.
He commended the head of anti intoxicants unit and his team for their tireless efforts in mitigating the spread of beer and other harmful drugs in the state.
Speaking earlier, the head of anti-intoxicants unit, Jamilu Yakasai said they had succeeded in arresting twelve drivers suspected of smuggling beer into Kano during the holy month of Ramadan.
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He pointed out that over two hundred and fifty cartons of the beer are in their custody.
Yakasai added that the unit would not relent in its effort of ensuring that beer consumption becomes history in the state.
