The agency’s Commander, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, the capital city Sunday.
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The Commander-General of the board, Dr. Harun Ibn-Sina, however, said that the 47 young men and 31 under-aged girls were apprehended for engaging in illicit acts, following a tip-off by a good Samaritan.
The Commander-General of the board, Dr. Harun Ibn-Sina, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano.
Malam Aminu Balarabe, the Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia Implementation, made this known while displaying the commodities in Bauchi on Tuesday.
The commandant confirmed the arrest in a statement signed by Malam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board in Kano on Wednesday.
Malam Lawal Ibrahim, the board’s Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, said they were arrested on a tip-off.
Dr Harun Ibn-Syna, the Commander General of Hisbah who paraded the suspects on Monday in Sharada quarters, confirmed the arrest.
Malam Dahiru Nuhu, the Officer in charge of the board’s anti-begging unit, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Wednesday.
“Our men were on patrol in the afternoon hours at about 12pm on Wednesday and arrested 13 suspects at Dogon Gida, along Abedie Street, while in the evening hours at about 10pm, they arrested another eight suspects around Tishama and Naibawa.”