{"id":126333,"date":"2026-03-27T19:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126333"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:11:23","slug":"kano-hisbah-clarifies-hotel-raid-dismisses-lg-chairman-arrest-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kano-hisbah-clarifies-hotel-raid-dismisses-lg-chairman-arrest-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Kano Hisbah Clarifies Hotel Raid, Dismisses LG Chairman Arrest Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kano State Hisbah Board has dismissed as false reports alleging that it arrested a local government chairman during a recent hotel raid in Kano, insisting that no such incident occurred.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued on Friday in Kano, the Board\u2019s Director of Public Enlightenment, Auwalu Sheshe, described the report as \u201cfabricated to tarnish the image of the agency, Islam, and the people of Kano State.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that the incident in question involved a raid on Stephrica Guest Palace Ltd., located in the Kureken Sani area of Kumbotso Local Government Area, following complaints from residents over alleged immoral activities at the facility.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe operation, led by the Chief Superintendent of Hisbah, Hafizu Garba Adakawa, resulted in the arrest of 21 individuals, comprising 10 males and 11 females aged between 15 and 35,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that \u201cthe hotel manager, Chijioke Nweke, a staff member, and the owner, Asuzu Jeffrey, were also arrested during the raid.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the suspects were subsequently arraigned before Magistrate Court No. 5 in Gyadi-Gyadi, where the court sentenced them to one-year imprisonment or an option of a \u20a6100,000 fine, while also ordering the closure of the hotel for operating without official approval.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn addition, 14 of the offenders were handed three-month prison sentences each or an option of a \u20a630,000 fine,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development comes amid growing concerns over the application of Sharia law in some northern states, a situation that has continued to unsettle many, particularly where non-Muslims are subjected to trial processes and sanctions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The board, however, reiterated its resolve to continue addressing misconduct and enforcing moral standards in the state, while also urging parents to properly guide and monitor their children.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo The Kano State Hisbah Board has dismissed as false reports alleging that it arrested a local government chairman during a recent hotel raid in Kano, insisting that&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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