The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday night at Lamido Crescent in Nassarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, for selling hard drugs and intoxicant.
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 53 teenagers over alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano City.
Lawal Ibrahim, the board’s Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano, said they were arrested on a tip-off. According to him, the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday night at Lamido Crescent in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state, for selling hard drugs and intoxicant.“Our men went there around 10:00 p.m. and arrested 53 suspects,” he said.
Mr Ibrahim, who added that the suspects were properly screened, said, “we found out that all of them were first time offenders. They were counselled and handed over to their parents.”