A driver has been left with injuries after a truck he was using to convey alcohol fell into a ditch near Hisbah’s office in Kano State.
According to reports, the Hilux truck fell close to the Hisbah office in Panshekara, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday evening, November 16.
Residents rushed to the scene to rescue occupants of the truck and discovered that it was carrying alcoholic drinks.
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Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Ibrahim Lawan Fagge, said the operatives have packed the crates of alcohol, as well as the broken bottles.
“Our operatives in that Local Government have been targeting the truck movement for long, until that fateful day that it had lone accident close to our office,” the PPRO said.
“Our findings have so far discovered that the Hilux driver has been using the truck, camouflaging as a security vehicle to convey the alcohol. So far, we have seized the vehicle, packed all the bottles to our headquarters at Sharada.” he added.
