{"id":162894,"date":"2025-05-17T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel"},"modified":"2025-05-17T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:54:20","slug":"yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel","title":{"rendered":"Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Yobe State Hisbah Commission, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has confiscated 209 cartons of alcohol and shut down a brothel in Damaturu.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Hisbah Commission, Dr. Yahuza Abubakar, disclosed during a press briefing while detailing the agency\u2019s recent crackdown on prohibited substances and immoral activities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Abubakar, the operation targeted a Golf vehicle (with license plate ABJ-144-SC) loaded with the seized alcohol at Maina Lodge. A subsequent search of the lodge\u2019s VIP Room 07 single uncovered an additional 34 bottles of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lodge has been temporarily closed pending the conclusion of investigations to identify the driver and individuals responsible for smuggling the contraband into the state,\u201d the Hisbah Chairman said.<\/p>\n<p>In a related operation, the Commission, with NSCDC\u2019s support and the Yobe State Road Traffic Agency (YOROTA), raided Garin Alkali community, where 34 bottles of alcohol were seized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission responded to a distress call from Waziri Ibrahim community, leading to the closure of a residential building allegedly used for prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe property has been shut for three months pending further investigation\u201d, the Chairman said.<\/p>\n<p>He said these operations carried out by the commission underscored its commitment to upholding moral standards and combating illicit activities in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Hisbah Chairman noted that investigations into the incidents were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Yobe State Hisbah Commission, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has confiscated 209 cartons of alcohol and shut down a brothel in Damaturu. Chairman Hisbah Commission, Dr. Yahuza Abubakar, disclosed during a press briefing while detailing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":162893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[12290,254,17296],"class_list":["post-162894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-alcohol","tag-nigeria","tag-yobe-hisbah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Yobe State Hisbah Commission, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), and the N ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Yobe State Hisbah Commission, in a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), and the N ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-17T09:47:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-17T10:54:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747466687.790697.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"923\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-17T09:47:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-17T10:54:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\"},\"wordCount\":249,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747466687.790697.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"alcohol\",\"Nigeria\",\"Yobe Hisbah\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/yobe-hisbah-seizes-209-cartons-of-alcohol-shuts-down-brothel\",\"name\":\"Yobe Hisbah seizes 209 cartons of alcohol, shuts down brothel - 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