The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued 18 suspected victims of human trafficking in Kano, according to the NIS Assistant Comptroller in the state, A.T. Yayaji Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, Yayaji said that personnel of the service rescued the victims on April 26, at Zaria Road and Kurna/Rijiyar Lemo along Kano-Katsina Road, following an intelligent report received of an unusual suspected movement of migrant smuggling. The victims, comprising four males and 14 females aged between 21 and 43, were intercepted while on their way to Libya through Niger Republic for greener pastures. None of the victims had any travel documents, and it is a clear attempt at illegal border crossing, Yayaji said. The victims hailed from Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Enugu, Lagos, and Delta States. Yayaji stated that the victims had been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to be reunited with their families after counselling. He urged residents of the state to report cases of trafficking and other related criminal acts to relevant authorities, while also advising parents to desist from sending their wards to seek greener pastures in other countries to protect them against slavery and organ harvest, among others. The incidence of human trafficking in Nigeria has been a cause for concern for both the government and the international community, with reports of people being trafficked to countries such as Libya, Italy, and Saudi Arabia. The government has been making efforts to combat the menace, with various agencies collaborating to identify and rescue victims, and prosecute perpetrators.
According to reports, the incident happened on Sunday, April 2, 2023, after an argument erupted between the brothers. In an interview with Freedom Radio, their father, Alhaji Hamza, said it was not true that they fought because of a cat, but that it was as a result of the younger brother wearing the shirt and trousers of his elder brother. “The elder brother that was killed (Usman) collected my motorcycle to go and inform his friends that we had organised Iftar for people so that they could come and eat,” “When he came back, he saw his younger brother with his shirt and trousers. He then asked why he did that, and from there a fight started. The younger one entered the house and brought a pair of scissors and stabbed the older brother on his chest and he died there.” Halifa’s friend, who pleaded anonymity, said immediately after the incident happened, he left the house and ran away. Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Wednesday, said an investigation was ongoing. 
The Kano State Hisbah Board said the items were destroyed to strengthen its fight against the importation, selling, and consumption of alcohol, which is contraband in the state. Sheikh Sani Harun Ibn-Sina, Hisbah’s Commandant who disclosed that they received an order from a court to destroy the alcohol, said they won’t relent in the fight against acts that are contrary to the teachings of Islam. Sani said; “There is a law that prohibits the importation, selling, and drinking of alcohol and all other similar intoxicants in Kano State, and as such we will always work hard to ensure that the law is followed to rid the state of the harmful substances. This is not the first time we are doing this. In the first instance, we destroyed about one million bottles. In the second phase, we destroyed around two million bottles, and now we are destroying 2.5 million bottles.” 
As patriotic Nigerians troop out in numbers to vote for their preferred presidential and national assembly candidates across the country, adhoc staff of the electoral commission in Kano have refused to work. According to reports, INEC personnel who were protesting were situated in Dorayi, located in the Gwale LGA of Kano State. Their reason for refusing to commence the electoral process was due to their claim of not receiving payment for their upcoming services. Watch the video below … INEC Ad hoc staff staging protest over non payment of allowance at Dorayi, Gwale LGA, Kano State. 
Aminu Adamu Abdullahi, a Facebook user who made this revelation added that that the company also gifted Musa’s mum N1 million to start a business, while his father was given a job.