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Jigawa Sharia Police Seizes a Vehicle with 389 Bottles of Beer

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY AMINU ABUBAKAR Sharia enforcers called Hisbah destroy thousands of bottles of beer outside northern Nigeria's largest city of Kano on November 27, 2013. The Hisbah destroyed over 240,000 bottles of beer along with over 8,000 litres of local brew called "Burukutu" at a ceremony attended by Hisbah chiefs and government officials as part of sharia enforcement. Kano has banned the sales and consumption of alcohol since 2001 when it reintroduced strict sharia Islamic law in the predominantly muslim state. AFP PHOTO: Aminu ABUBAKAR

Hisbah, the Shari’a Law Enforcement Agency in Jigawa, says it has impounded a Sharon car containing 389 bottles of beer in the state.

The state’s Hisbah Commander, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Wednesday.

Dahiru said that the vehicle was impounded during a raid at about 10 a.m. on Oct. 1, in Hadejia Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

He said that the vehicle was impounded in front of the resident of one Emma Rotimi, at Mairanda Jama’are quarters, Hadejia.

The commander said Hisbah has handed over the owner and the items to the police for proper investigation and possible prosecution.

“They were later taken to court,”he

said.

Dahiru, who emphasised that consumption of alcohol is prohibited in all parts of the state, added that Hisbah will continue to fight against immoral acts in any part of the state.

He said that the vehicle was impounded in front of the resident of one Emma Rotimi, at Mairanda Jama’are quarters, Hadejia.

The commander said Hisbah has handed over the owner and the items to the police for proper investigation and possible prosecution.

“They were later taken to court,”he said.

Dahiru, who emphasised that consumption of alcohol is prohibited in all parts of the state, added that Hisbah will continue to fight against immoral acts in any part of the state.

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