beggars
- The beggars were arrested in the immediate
past month of May for
- They were arrested for allegedly violating
the law banning street begging in the state
capital
The Kano state Hisbah Board has arrested 96 beggars
in May for allegedly violating the law banning street
begging in the state capital.
Malam Dahiru Muhammed, an official of the board’s
anti-begging unit, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Kano on Thursday, June 1 that 27 out of the
96 beggars were children, while 69 were adult.
Governor Ganduje had vowed to rid Kano state of
beggars
“Our men arrested 96 street beggars around Lodge
Road, Magwan Junction, Kwari, Katsina Road and
Wapa for violating the law banning street begging in
Kano metropolis.
“Out of the 96 beggars, 69 were adult male and
female, while 27 were children between the ages of
10, 13 and 14,” Muhammed said.
He explained that 71 of those arrested were from
Kano city, while 22 were from Jigawa, Kaduna,
Katsina and Niger states, with three from Chad
Republic.
Muhammed said that those who were first offenders
were released, while others from the neighbouring
states were repatriated to their various local
government areas of origin.
He also revealed plans by the board to train the
beggars on skills acquisition to keep them off the
streets permanently. (NAN)
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi had challenged
the state government to focus on the social welfare
of the citizens
Meanwhile, the new United Nations fund set up this
year to tackle the looming famine in the North east has reached $24 million (N7.5 billion).
The contributions were made for a stronger and
timelier response to the needs of those affected by
the ongoing crisis in the region.
Development partners had raised an alarm that the
victims face a high risk of food insecurity and disease
outbreaks.
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