Hisbah arrest 23 suspects for drug peddling, prostitution in Kano

The state police in Kano, Hisbah Board, on Wednesday said they arrested 23 youths for drug pushing and prostitution.

The by the Public Relations Officer of the Hisbah Board, Lawan Ibrahim-Fagge, in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, cited that the Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn-Sina, as  saying that the youth were arrested after receiving tip-off from a good Samaritan.

The Commander General highlighted: “Those arrested include 19 females and four males at Nassarawa GRA in Kano.

“Undercover agents of the board, investigated and discovered that the youths, who were underaged, engage in drug pushing and other illicit acts in various locations within the metropolitan city.

“Other locations include Sultan Road, Tukuru Road and Hospital road where young girls line up by the road side in the night for prospective customers.”

He added that most of the suspects tested positive to pregnancy and HIV after a screening conducted at the hisbah headquarters in Kano.

He said the board has commenced investigation and would invite the parents of the suspects for counselling and necessary action, while those from neighbouring states would be repatriated.

Ibn-Sina urged parents and guardians to be more vigilant about the behaviour of their children.

He also urged residents to report any suspected person to relevant authorities for appropriate action.

The commander general assured that the board would not relent in efforts of sanitizing the society to be free of all forms of vices.