Hisbah confiscates, destroys beer worth N200m in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed 1,975,000 bottles of different beer worth over N200m, which were confiscated within Kano metropolis.

During the destruction exercise which held in Kalebawa in the Dawakin Tofa LGA, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, said that the consumption of alcohol and all other intoxicants was forbidden in Islam.

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In addition, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hassan Fagge released a statement in which Ganduje was quoted as saying, “We have banned the consumption of beer in all parts of Kano state.”

Ganduje also added that the Hisbah Board was established with the aim of preventing evil social acts in society.

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Furthermore, in the statement, the Commander General of the Hisbah Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina, was quoted as saying that the beer confiscated was worth over N200m.

He further said that the board got a court order to destroy over 20 trucks of the intercepted alcohol.

Ibn Sina expressed appreciation for the support given to them by the government, and assured the governor that the board would not relent in the “fight against immoral acts and other social vices destroying society.”

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