The Kebbi State Hisbah command has arrested 11 persons for allegedly engaging in illicit relationships at an unregistered hotel in the Badariya area of Birnin Kebbi metropolis.
The State Commandant of Hisbah, Malam Suleiman Muhammed, disclosed this on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi, noting that the arrests were made during a routine midnight patrol by operatives of the command.
According to Muhammed, the suspects including eight women and three men were apprehended after they were allegedly found engaging in intimate acts at the facility.
“These people were arrested after they were found guilty of committing illicit intimate affairs in the hotel at midnight,” the commandant said.
He further revealed that none of the arrested persons is an indigene of Kebbi State, adding that they hail from different states across both the northern and southern parts of the country.
The commandant cautioned residents of Kebbi State against engaging in illicit relationships, particularly with women who are not their lawful partners, stressing that such behaviour violates the moral and religious standards upheld in the state.
Muhammed also said the suspects would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations, reaffirming the Hisbah Command’s commitment to enforcing moral discipline and maintaining public order in the state.
Hisbah arrests 11 for alleged illicit affairs at Kebbi hotel
