Liquor Licensing Board shuts down 11 unlicensed beer parlors in Niger

The Niger State Liquor Licensing Board has shut down a complete of11 unlicensed beer parlors in Mokwa, Lavun, and Edati native authorities areas for failure to stick to rules guiding gross sales and consumption of alcohol within the state.

Based on a monitoring crew beneath the orders of the Director Basic of Board, Barr. Yahaya Halidu the beer parlors have been discovered to be working with out crucial licenses and have been located in areas deemed unsuitable for alcohol gross sales.

Through the operation, a resort close to a mosque in Mokwa, Mokwa native authorities was found allegedly housing prostitutes, disturbing close by worshippers.

Nevertheless, the proprietor of the 50-rooms resort in view of this improvement, expressed willingness to promote the property for potential use as an Islamic faculty or mosque growth.

Barr Yahaya Halidu warned the general public that renting properties to unlawful distributors or prostitutes may lead to authorities forfeiture of these properties.

He added, “The closures have been initiated as a result of beer parlors’ failure to adjust to the Board’s rules in regards to the sale and consumption of alcohol within the state.

“The house owners of the closed beer parlors have been warned that any try and reopen them will lead to extreme penalties, as specified within the state’s liquor licensing legal guidelines.”