Despite collecting huge allocations from the the federal government, Kano state Hisbah Board has intercepted a truck loaded with 24,000 bottles of assorted beer beverages “smuggled” into the state.
Part of th federal allocations shared to states across the federation are derived from taxes paid by Nigerian Breweries and other bottling compnaies.
There has been public outcry over the destruction of alcoholic drinks by some northern states despite the fact that some of these companies pay their taxes to the federal government which form part of the allocations shared to States.
The director-general (DG) of the board, Alhaji Abba Sa’id Sufi, said the seizure was made on Zaria Road Tuesday night, noting that the truck driver and two others were arrested.
Sufi said Hisbah Corps in the state had been enforcing zero tolerance on the “smuggling” of beer and intoxicated substances into Kano through its neighbouring state boundaries and would not relent in the fight.
The spokesperson of the board, Lawan Ibrahim Fagge, in a statement quoted the DG to have commended the effort of his Corps against “smugglers” of beer into the state as the state had adopted the Islamic Sharia legal system.
He called on people to always report to the board any vehicle carrying suspected products, particularly, on Kano/Zaria Road, Kano/Dayi Mulufashi Road, Kano/Katsina Road, Kano/Maiduguri Road and Kano/Hadejia Road, among others
