Jigawa Hisbah arrests 99 people for indulging in s3xual immorality

No fewer than 99 persons in both Kazaure and Dutse local government areas have been arrested by the Jigawa Hisbah Board for s3xual activities.

Ibrahim Dahiru, Hisbah commander disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Dutse, saying that the suspects, 54 women and 45 men, were nabbed on March 16 and March 17 by operatives of the board.

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He added that the arrest of 91 suspects took place on March 16 as a sequel to that of 91 of the suspects, comprising 49 females and the Gada Village raid in Kazaure.

The commander explained that the other eight suspects were arrested on March 17 in Dutse, adding that some bottles of alcoholic drink were confiscated during the raid.

According to the commander, the arrest was necessary because the suspects were found indulging in activities against moral standards.

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