In his bid to rid Kano State of consumption of alcohol, the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered that over 196,400 bottles of beer to be destroyed by the Kano State Hisbah Board.
The Governor while speaking shortly after flagging off the destruction exercise at Kalemawa in Dawakin Tofa local Government Area, said Islam has strongly condemned drinking of alcohol and all other intoxicants that can distort mental capability of a person.
“ln Islam, drinking of Alcohol is strongly forbidden being one of the back bones of committing sins either big or small and that has been stated out at several places in the Holy Qur’an.
“Our Islamic Scholars, religious and community leaders should join hands in the crusade against such social vices because issue of taking alcohol is not only Islam that forbids it. To good Christians, consuming Alcohol is also prohibited,” he said.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the governor assured that all other Shari’a agencies in the State would enjoy similar promotion and support with State Hisbah Biard to enable them discharge their mandates.
He said: “This government is a Shari’a compliant Government. We will continue to support the Hisbah Board more especially as we witnessed the launched of New Hisbah Commanders of all the 44 Local Government Areas and also witnessed the re branding and taking the State Hisbah Board to the next level “.
Ganduje implored people in the State to accord the needed support and cooperation to the officials of the Hisbah Board, pointing out” giving them all the supports to discharge their duties will not only promote their work but ensure that our society become free from evil social acts “.
Commander General Kano State Hisbah Board Sheik Haroon Muhammad Sani ibn Sina disclosed that the board had succeeded in preventing selling and drinking of alcohol under the provision of penal Court section (401) of 2013 shari’a law in Kano.
According to him, the Board has obtained Court orders under this section to destroy over 12 tippers of alcohol confiscated while trying to bring them in to the State which are meant to distort the life of the teaming youth.
“It is against this background, I call upon the suppliers and those that consume the alcohol to shun away from this act as Hisbah Board will not relent on its effort to fish out the perpetrators and take them to court at any given time for prosecutions ” he assured.
