According to NAN, Hisbah is the law enforcement arm of the
sharia law.
The Deputy Commander, Operations, Hisbah Board, Malam Yusuf
Nabahani, told newsmen that preliminary investigations indicated that the
beggars were new to the city.
Nabahani also said that most of those arrested claimed
ignorance of the ban on street begging by the Kano State Government.
“We plan to return all of them to their various communities
after making inquiries. We will warn them never to return,” he said.
One of those arrested said that his community was facing
famine, adding that there was not much farm activities for him to undertake.
Another batch of 15 beggars, which was arrested by the
board, was given assistance by the state government to start their own
businesses.
The empowered beggars had taken an oath not to return to the
streets as the board threatened to prosecute them if they violated their oath.
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