The Kano State Hisbah Board on Thursday disclosed that it has arrested no fewer than 48 beggars within Kano metropolis in the month of February for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state.
Officer in charge of Anti-Begging Unit of the Board, Malam Dahiru Nuhu, who made this declaration in Kano, said that the suspects included 10 children and 38 adults who were arrested during different raids in the metropolis.
Nuhu said the arrests were carried out in areas around motor parks and hospitals.
He said, although, the suspects were released after confirming that they were first time offenders but they were warned by the officers of the board.
He also disclosed that 30 missing “street children” (almajiri) were brought by good Samaritan for safe return to their various schools.
He said the board had received 36 cases on matrimonial disputes, disputes between neighbours, prostitution and lost but found. Nuhu urged people to shun begging and learn to use their hands for productive ventures to better their lives.
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