A vehicle carrying 18,000 bottles of assorted beer has been intercepted by the Kano State Hisbah Board in Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state.
This was disclosed by the Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Harun Sina, to newsmen in Kano on Tuesday.
He stated that the truck containing the beer was intercepted at Gwarzo road on its way to Kano on Monday.
The Kano State Hisbah Board was established by law, which forbids the sale and consumption of alcohol, including beer, according to the commander general.
He claimed that the organization had stepped up campaigns and outreach appearances to inform the public about the risks of partaking in immoral behavior.
Sina applauded the director of the board’s anti-intoxicants unit and his team for their work in reducing the consumption of beer and other harmful substances in the state.
He said the board had over 10 trucks loaded with the commodity in its possession at the time and emphasized that it would follow the proper procedures to obtain a court order for the destruction of the intoxicants.
