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 7pm by a team of police officers attached to Fagge Division Kano.
Reports said the man was in possession of 13 rubber solutions and two bottles of ‘suck and die’ suspected to be intoxicant.
The man who resides at Fagge Quarters of Kano metropolis, was convicted on two-count charge of public disturbances and possession of ‘rubber solution and ‘suck and die’ – narcotics.
He pleaded guilty to the charges.
Magistrate Farouk Ibrahim, who delivered the judgement, summarily convicted the defendant and pronounced a sentence of one month in jail or the option of a fine of 10,000 naira and award of 12 strokes of cane.
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