The Jigawa State Hisba command says it has arrested fourty four commercial sex workers and confiscated 684 bottles of alcohol cross the state.
State Commandant Ibrahim Dahiru Garki disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in his office.
He said the arrest was made in a two weeks joint patrol with sister security agencies carried out at seventeen towns of some local Governments.
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“44 prostitutes,3 alcohol sellers and 57 cartoons of alcohol were arrested during the operation” he stated.
Garki added that those arrested were handed over to the police for discrete investigation after which they will be charge to court for prosecution.
He said the joined operations is in line with state Government’s directives to close all the identified alcohol and other social vices joint across the state.
He however noted that the consumption of alcohol, other illicit drugs and other social vises remained prohibited in all parts of the state.
The commandant therefore urged the general public to always feed the command with vital information that will help in arresting the miscreants.
