The Kano State Hisbah Board said it
has arrested 22 beggars for violating
the state Anti-begging Law.
The Public Relations Officer of the
board, Malam Mohammed Yusuf,
disclosed this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on
Thursday.
“Our men were able to again arrest 22
street beggars who are violating the
law banning street begging in Kano
metropolis,” Yusuf said.
He said out of the 22 beggars, 11 were
females while the other 11 were
children who engaged in begging in
hotels and brothels along Katsina road.
According to him, the board has
screened those arrested and released
the first timers among them on bail.
He added that all those found to be
habitual beggars were referred to the
board’s legal department for further
legal action.
The spokesman also said the board
had received 277 different cases out of
which over 150 were on marital
matters.
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