Yuletide: Hisba confiscates 857 bottles of alcohol

Jigawa State Hisba says it has arrested thirty prostitutes and confiscated 857 bottles of alcohol in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.

State commandant, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru disclosed this to DAILY POST in Dutse.

He said the development followed a raid carried out by Hisbah officers at Gada in Kazaure Local Government.

Dahiru said thirty persons have been arrested during the raid in the area.

He explained that out of the thirty arrested, twenty-seven are prostitutes while the remaining three men are the sellers of the alcohol.

Dahiru noted that the arrested persons were charged to court for prosecution.

He advised residents to stop engaging in immoral acts and other vices that are inimical to society.