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NSCDC arrests 46 suspects at nightclubs in Gombe
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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Gombe State command, on Tuesday, paraded 46 suspects arrested at local nightclubs, popularly known as Gidan Gala.
The arrested suspects are made up of 32 females and 14 males.
The State Public Relations Officer, NSCDC, Mu’azu Sa’ad, while parading the suspects, explained that the arrest was made in compliance with Governor Muhammadu Yahaya’s directives that all local nightclubs be shut.
He further explained, “The suspects were found wanting for perpetrating immoral and criminal acts in these Gidan Gala.”
He said that the command has been able to reach out to some of the parents of the suspects, adding that they would be charging them to court.
According to him, the suspects were apprehended around 9pm following the directive that was issued around 4pm on Monday.
The suspects, according to the state Command PPRO, were arrested at Sabon Gida BCGA, Jamiyar Gadan Gala at New Mile 6, while others were arrested at Gidan Wasa/Gidan Drama, New Mile 3, and Liji, along Kalshingi Road.