The local police in Kano state, the Hisbah Corps, has arrested 120 suspected prostitutes and drug addicts at a recreational facility 21 km from the state capital.
According to Abba Sufi, the Director-General of the Hisbah Corps, out of the 120 girls and boys arrested, 20 are believed to be between 13 and14 years old.
Some of the girls arrested (Credit: Premium Times)
Mr. Sufi said 19 of those arrested were notorious persons who the command had arrested several times in the past and taken to court.