New Palace Hotel, Katsina has been sealed by Katsina Hisbah board following allegations of activities corrupting the morals of underage girls.
According to Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr. Aminu Usman, the board’s operation team visited the hotel and arrested two underage girls in the same room, which is against the law of the board.
He further stated that it was not the first time because during the first time the hotel promised not to repeat such again and requested the board to temper justice with mercy as it was the first violation of the board’s conditions by the hotel’s management.
The commander in his statements to the management of the hotel reiterated that it was agreed that hotels will not attend to minors or underage in the hotel premises.
In his own words, he said to the hotel management, “You may further wish to recall that during our joint interactive meeting with all the hotel managers in the board’s conference hall with which you were one of the attendees, it was agreed that all hotel managers will not attend minors/underage in the hotel premises and whoever found not in compliance with the agreed conditions of the board will be dealt with accordingly.”
The commander concluded, “In view of the above, having observed the management of the hotel are not ready to comply with the boards condition’s; the board is left with no other option but to close your hotel indefinitely,”
Meanwhile, the hotel is sealed up indefinitely.