In spite of Lagos state Government’s effort to end street begging, more beggars still troop into the state daily. This compelled the government to intensify its raid, leading to the evacuation of 260 beggars from the streets in the last 100 days.

This was contained in a document made available by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba at the 2,800 days celebration of the Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration held in Agidingbi, Ikeja.

In 2013, the state faced fierce public outrage over alleged forced expulsion of some Igbo indigenes from its territory.

Last year, not minding the consequence of its action, the government rescued 2, 217 beggars from the streets in the state. And it returned 458 destitutes to other states of the federation through their relations, who were residents in the state.

Vanguard gathered that the rescue operation was carried out through the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Youths and Social Development. Most of the affected people were sent to rehabilitation centres.

The document said the office evacuated 260 beggars/destitute from the streets during the 100 days under review.”

It added that 22 destitutes rescued earlier from the streets are currently undergoing training at the rehabilitation centre, in Majidun, Ikorodu while five children rescued from the streets have been sent to schools after completing their rehabilitation exercise. After treatment, the government offered shelter to six students who were victims of sexual abuse even as those who abused them undergo prosecution.

The former Special Adviser to Governor on Youth & Social Development, Dr. Enitan Badru earlier disclosed that rescue of beggars from the streets of Lagos is “a continuous exercise.”

….Courts sentence 483 offenders to community service

Also in the document, the State Government said no fewer than 483 offenders were sentenced to various terms of community service across the 12 magisterial districts in the state in the last 100 days.

It added that N66.6 million was paid as death benefits to families of civil servants who died in active service.

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