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Hisbah Destroys 170 Bottles Of Alcohol In Yobe
The Yobe State Hisbah Board has destroyed no fewer than 170 bottles of alcohol valued at N450,000 in the state.
It was gathered that the bottles were confiscated at one of the hotels in Gashua town, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area.
Leading the destruction of the bottles, the Chairman of Bade LGA, Ibrahim Babagana Yurema, said the council would flush out sellers, traders and consumers of alcohol in the area.
According to him, the bottles were seized during a Hisbah patrol at one of the well-known hotels in Gashua, saying the council is concerned about intoxication and consumption of alcohol among the teeming youths.
The local government boss added that the consumption of alcohol and other intoxicants that distorted the mental capability of a person was forbidden in Islam, insisting that the council would continue to fight the immoral act.
On his part, the Yobe North Zonal Commandant of Hisbah Board, Malam Isah Ibrahim, said the Sharia Court in the state had found the seller of the alcohol guilty and sent him to prison, stressing that the court also ordered Hisbah to destroy the confiscated whisky.
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