On October 05, 2022, at about 05:50:33 AM, Kano Govt. Bags 25 Year Old Man 12 Strokes Of The Cane For Dealing In Hard Drugs In Kano Street was updated.

Read News » Kano Govt. Bags 25 Year Old Man 12 Strokes Of The Cane For Dealing In Hard Drugs In Kano Street; A 25 Year Old Man identified as Umar Yahaya is to be flogged 12 strokes of cane and also pay a fine of N10,000 for dealing in hard drugs.

The suspect was arrested on December 31, 2020, at about 7 pm by a team of police officers attached to Fagge Division Kano. The defendant was in possession of 13 rubber solutions and two bottles of ‘suck and die’ suspected to be intoxicant.

The resident of Fagge Quarters of Kano metropolis who was convicted on a two-count charge of public disturbances and possession of ‘rubber solution and  ‘suck and die’ - narcotics, had pleaded guilty to the charges.

Magistrate Mr. Farouk Ibrahim who delivered the judgment, summarily convicted the defendant and pronounced a sentence of one month in jail or the option of a fine of N10,000 and award of 12 strokes of cane.