Hisbah Destroys 7.4m Bottles Of Beer

More than 12 million bottles of beer have been confiscated by Sharia agency, Kano State Hisbah Board, which destroyed 7.4million of the bottles in seven years.
The remaining 4.7 million bottles of the illegal commodity were still pending at the various courts.
The board’s Commander General, Sheik Aminu Daurawa, told newsmen in Kano, yesterday, that the board was able to intercept the alcohol in 800 operations carried out by its enforcement unit in 44 local government areas.
“As you know, the Penal Code Amendment Law of 2004, No 4, Section 401, prohibits throughout the state manufacture, distillation, possession and disposal of liquor.
“The law also prohibits, haulage, consumption of all brand of intoxicating liquors, trade sprits and any other intoxicating substance,’’ Daurawa said.
He said the operations which were part of efforts to ensure compliance with the law, had also led to arrest of a number of vehicles used by the suspects in bringing the illegal commodity into the state.
“During the operations, we were able to intercept 48 trailers, 120 cars, 63 motorcycles, 25 tricycles and 50 jerry cans used for carrying the assorted beer,’’ Daurawa said.
“So far, 140 vehicles have been returned to their owners after the payment of fines following the disposal of some cases by the courts.
“Even though some recalcitrant importers of the illegal commodity are devising new ways to beat our people, we will continue to intensify efforts to track them down.