The Sharia Law enforcement agency, also known as Hisbah, in Jigawa State, has apprehended 21 suspects, including 14 prostitutes, for committing immoral acts.
Speaking to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, the Hisbah Commander in the state, Ibrahim Dahiru, said the suspects were arrested in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.
He added that the Sharia police operatives of the command carried out the raid in the early hours of Monday at the popular Gadar Kazaure joint, confiscating 111 bottles of beer from the suspects in the process.
Dahiru noted that the suspects have already been charged to Shari’a Court in Kazaure.
Warning the public against all forms of immoral acts and other vices capable of destroying the society, the Hisbah chief said his team “will continue to fight against immoral acts, including consumption of alcohol.
“People are also reminded that consumption of beer remains prohibited in all parts of the state,” he warned.
