The Kano State Hisbah Board on Thursday arrested 27 beggars in Kano
metropolis for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the
state.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the board, Malam Lawan Ibrahim,
disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Kano.
Ibrahim said that the arrests were carried out from 12 a.m to 2noon
on Thursday at Kano Guest Inn, Sabon Gari, Triumph and Railway areas.
He said those who were arrested comprised 18 male and nine female
children between the age of 13 and 19, adding that they were arrested
during different raids in the city.
According to him, the board will continue to arrest beggars who
refuse to abide by the law which bans street begging and will make sure
Kano becomes totally free from begging in the nearest future.
“They were screened and we found out that they were all first time
offenders, we invited their parents and relatives to hand them over and
warned them to desist from such act,” he said.