14 suspected gay men
and 12 rapists were reportedly arrested by officials of the Jigawa Hisbah Board
across the 27 local government of the state in 2019.
Speaking at the
Board’s headquarters in Dutse, the state’s commandant Ibrahim Dahiru Garki said
the arrests were made between January to December 2019.
Asides discovering 14
abandoned newborn babies in 2019, Garki also revealed that over 200 prostitutes
and 20 persons allegedly engaging in fornication were also arrested by the
Hisbah officials in 2019.
The suspects have been
handed over to the police for prosecution in the relevant court of law.