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Ashmark: Seriously am against what Fashola did..How on earth can you behave like that.'Very Funny'.....A citizen of a Country not other Country and You dump them somewhere in the middle of the night..That is really bad..There should be a better way to do ds then dumpin people any how for road side in dere own Country....
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before you get so worked up are you aware that the Fct minister,Gov Obi who reported Fashola to Gej,Akpabio did same,where were you when they did...ooh its because it s Fashola now that you are angry...well we don't believe you you need more people...spin doctors with PHD.

As a true Lagosian,I want to say thank you,and may God bless you abundantly in your crusade/jihad againt armed robbers,you are a true hero Mr Kyari.

nku5: These APC people are so childish. They quickly arranged handover ceremony to show much osun government cares for its own. Smh

and the Anambra governor was so mature when he did this right?
Anambra Orders Arrest Of Child Beggars

Leadership, December 4, 2011

DAVID-CHYDDY ELEKE

The Anambra state government has issued a warning to all street beggars, especially children used by their parents to beg for alms, to vacate the streets or be arrested. 

29 of such women who displayed their children as strategy for getting alms have already been arrested in Awka and Onitsha, and repatriated to their home states; Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom states.

The state commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Ego Cordelia Uzoezie, disclosed Friday in Awka when a middle-aged woman was arrested for begging with nine children at various points in Awka.

Uzoezie said her attention was drawn to the spectacle when one of the children who begged at the Unizik junction, Awka, six-year-old Goodnews Sunday, was hit in the jaw by an Okada rider, while he begged.  

Uzoezie decried the attitude of some parents who used their  children to beg for alms, and warned that after 72 hours any beggar seen in the state would be arrested by the law enforcement agents and the special task force of the ministry of women affairs and social development.

Anambra Govt Orders The Arrest Of Beggars With Children, 29 Arrested So Far

CHAMPION, DEC 4, 2011

By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka

In its determined efforts to rid the state environment of beggars daily increasing in their numbers, the Anambra state government has issued an ultimatum to all the street beggars especially those using children to beg in Anambra state to vacate the streets or face arrest within 72 hours.

Meanwhile over 29 beggars with children have been arrested in Awka and Onitsha , warned and repatriated back to their various states of origin mostly  Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom states to mention but a few.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development , Dr Ego Cordelia Uzoezie disclosed Friday in Awka when a middle aged woman was arrested begging with 9 children at various points in Awka.

The attention of Dr Uzoezie was drawn to the beggar with children when one of the kids begging at Unizik junction Awka , 6 years old Goodnews Sunday was hit while begging by an Okada operator injuring her jaw.  

She was later taken to Beacon Hospital Awka after two hospitals turned her down when good Samaritans rushed her to hospital for first aid. Reasons for her rejection are yet to be ascertained as at press time.

Uzoezie decried the attitude of some parents who indulge in using children to beg, warning that after 72 hours any beggar seen in the state would be arrested by the law enforcement agents and the special task force of the ministry of women affairs and social development.

The accident victim Goodnews said she came from Akwa-Ibom Oron in Akwa-Ibom state and is staying with her mother at Isu-Aniocha but her twelve years old Sister , Blessing Sunday not only concurred the story of her sister but  admitted that her mother actually sent them to go for the begging and that they  used to be students of Anointed Nursery/Primary school Awada Obosi until they were pushed into begging following taunts on their mother who use to hawk curry and garri at Onitsha by one Happiness from Calabar.

Blessing further informed that the accident victim is a twin and that their parents now do nothing but to depend on what they were able to get from the begging. She said they would use it to pay for their school fees and house rent and equally build a house. She however contradicted herself when she later said she and her sister were being enslaved by one, Happiness who was already repatriated but came back to Anambra.

The other woman with 5 children, Mrs Nwakaego Eze from Amafor Uli, in Ihiala local government of Anambra state married to Arochukwu in Abia state blamed her begging now on week days to the dislocation of her husband and others from the Army barracks Onitsha as their begging before now was only on weekends.

She said although they have a house at No 2 Igbamaeze Street Awada Obosi , she equally rented a house at Isu-Aniocha to enable them sleep after begging in Awka. She said her children were not begging with her before as they were students of Basic Foundation but since after the Army Barracks dislocation they have joined her in begging, She further said they are now going to Anointed Nursery/Primary School Awada Obosi.  She promised not to use the children for begging again, if allowed to walk home free.

But the Director Child Development , Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development , Mr Emeka Ejide warned the beggars to leave their children alone and can beg if they choose to as the interest of the ministry and Anambra state government are on the children. He said the Ministry has repatriated more than 29 women begging with children to their various states and would not hesitate to deal with parents who still engage in such acts describing them as products of Mammy market Onitsha where anything goes before its closure.

One of the good Samaritans who rushed the victim to hospital Mrs Stella Samuel incidentally an indigene of Akawa Ibom wondered why people from Akwa Ibom state must still be begging in Anambra state when the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Governor  Godswill Akpabio had declared free education for children of the state. She said the accident happened in front of her shop and she had to run around to save the life of the girl but was shocked that no hospital wanted to accept her until later when the Ministry took custody of her and others.

But the President General of Akwa-Ibom Central Union, Anambra state , Sir Chris Ekanem who not only admitted that the victim and some of the beggars came from Akwa-Ibom but requested for authority for them to repatriate them home since their Governor Akpabio has given free education to people like them.

He appealed that those who brought them to Anambra only to subject them to begging should be punished adding that they had reported to the police the incident.  He revealed that the children told him in their dialect that they were many in the state from the same Akwa Ibom doing the same business of begging in Anambra state.
You guys are pushing we moderate yorubas to start acting like our yoruba extremists.
Condemn what Obi,Akpabio and Fct minister did before you call for Fashola's head.

raytony: Hehehehe. These governors are clowns sha. Reunion my foot. Deportation in disguise. Osun only received them in good faith because they are both CAN led Government.

can you please pick up a dictionary and check for the definition of the word "deportation"?
Spin doctors at their best.

trillville: I wonder when aganga became obasanjo. They sort of look alike though.

I wonder oooo,op abegi Obj no dey there o.

[quote author=ALAKE_OF_EGBA]What s Ofe nmmanu? Oily soup abi? yes am Ofe nmmanu! While you are just a foolish Ibo nomad that can't live anywhere near his ravaged village..

If it comes down to the ebu tinz ...you Ibos should just don't go there...[/quote]please tell them oooo,before we unleash our Ibadan cousins on them....sioor....Yoruba,oily soup,a Ghanian friend of mine was asking how that was offensive,I told him that av got no idea,YORUBAs love having palm oil in their soup why is that an headache for the Igbo?rubbish they should come up with something better.

If they want to play the victim card they should demand for an apology from Obi,Akpabio and the FCT minister,they all have done this "deportation"before and no one raised an eye brow.
Am of the opinion that the exercise should be carried out with more empathy towards the destitutes,whether they are from the North,SW SE or SS,nobody is immune to mental disability or financial problems,once they are picked up the police and the authorities should try as much as they can to reunite them with there people,state government can not afford free shelter and free food for anyone or else millions will besiege Lagos for the freebies.

alj harem: That is indeed the saddest part

if they want to play ignorant,let me refresh their memory......
Anambra Orders Arrest Of Child Beggars

Leadership, December 4, 2011

DAVID-CHYDDY ELEKE

The Anambra state government has issued a warning to all street beggars, especially children used by their parents to beg for alms, to vacate the streets or be arrested. 

29 of such women who displayed their children as strategy for getting alms have already been arrested in Awka and Onitsha, and repatriated to their home states; Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom states.

The state commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Ego Cordelia Uzoezie, disclosed Friday in Awka when a middle-aged woman was arrested for begging with nine children at various points in Awka.

Uzoezie said her attention was drawn to the spectacle when one of the children who begged at the Unizik junction, Awka, six-year-old Goodnews Sunday, was hit in the jaw by an Okada rider, while he begged.  

Uzoezie decried the attitude of some parents who used their  children to beg for alms, and warned that after 72 hours any beggar seen in the state would be arrested by the law enforcement agents and the special task force of the ministry of women affairs and social development.

Anambra Govt Orders The Arrest Of Beggars With Children, 29 Arrested So Far

CHAMPION, DEC 4, 2011

By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka

In its determined efforts to rid the state environment of beggars daily increasing in their numbers, the Anambra state government has issued an ultimatum to all the street beggars especially those using children to beg in Anambra state to vacate the streets or face arrest within 72 hours.

Meanwhile over 29 beggars with children have been arrested in Awka and Onitsha , warned and repatriated back to their various states of origin mostly  Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom states to mention but a few.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development , Dr Ego Cordelia Uzoezie disclosed Friday in Awka when a middle aged woman was arrested begging with 9 children at various points in Awka.

The attention of Dr Uzoezie was drawn to the beggar with children when one of the kids begging at Unizik junction Awka , 6 years old Goodnews Sunday was hit while begging by an Okada operator injuring her jaw.  

She was later taken to Beacon Hospital Awka after two hospitals turned her down when good Samaritans rushed her to hospital for first aid. Reasons for her rejection are yet to be ascertained as at press time.

Uzoezie decried the attitude of some parents who indulge in using children to beg, warning that after 72 hours any beggar seen in the state would be arrested by the law enforcement agents and the special task force of the ministry of women affairs and social development.

The accident victim Goodnews said she came from Akwa-Ibom Oron in Akwa-Ibom state and is staying with her mother at Isu-Aniocha but her twelve years old Sister , Blessing Sunday not only concurred the story of her sister but  admitted that her mother actually sent them to go for the begging and that they  used to be students of Anointed Nursery/Primary school Awada Obosi until they were pushed into begging following taunts on their mother who use to hawk curry and garri at Onitsha by one Happiness from Calabar.

Blessing further informed that the accident victim is a twin and that their parents now do nothing but to depend on what they were able to get from the begging. She said they would use it to pay for their school fees and house rent and equally build a house. She however contradicted herself when she later said she and her sister were being enslaved by one, Happiness who was already repatriated but came back to Anambra.

The other woman with 5 children, Mrs Nwakaego Eze from Amafor Uli, in Ihiala local government of Anambra state married to Arochukwu in Abia state blamed her begging now on week days to the dislocation of her husband and others from the Army barracks Onitsha as their begging before now was only on weekends.

She said although they have a house at No 2 Igbamaeze Street Awada Obosi , she equally rented a house at Isu-Aniocha to enable them sleep after begging in Awka. She said her children were not begging with her before as they were students of Basic Foundation but since after the Army Barracks dislocation they have joined her in begging, She further said they are now going to Anointed Nursery/Primary School Awada Obosi.  She promised not to use the children for begging again, if allowed to walk home free.

But the Director Child Development , Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development , Mr Emeka Ejide warned the beggars to leave their children alone and can beg if they choose to as the interest of the ministry and Anambra state government are on the children. He said the Ministry has repatriated more than 29 women begging with children to their various states and would not hesitate to deal with parents who still engage in such acts describing them as products of Mammy market Onitsha where anything goes before its closure.

One of the good Samaritans who rushed the victim to hospital Mrs Stella Samuel incidentally an indigene of Akawa Ibom wondered why people from Akwa Ibom state must still be begging in Anambra state when the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Governor  Godswill Akpabio had declared free education for children of the state. She said the accident happened in front of her shop and she had to run around to save the life of the girl but was shocked that no hospital wanted to accept her until later when the Ministry took custody of her and others.

But the President General of Akwa-Ibom Central Union, Anambra state , Sir Chris Ekanem who not only admitted that the victim and some of the beggars came from Akwa-Ibom but requested for authority for them to repatriate them home since their Governor Akpabio has given free education to people like them.

He appealed that those who brought them to Anambra only to subject them to begging should be punished adding that they had reported to the police the incident.  He revealed that the children told him in their dialect that they were many in the state from the same Akwa Ibom doing the same business of begging in Anambra state.

agbameta: Useless people, when are they going to demand the same BS from Obi for lying to them, for neglecting his people after notification by Lagos state and for deporting fellow ibo people out of his state?


Bunch of jobless annoying hypocrites...

the sad part is that they all seem to forget that the Anambra state Government did same.

strangest: you are really a cow girl for opening up such a thread.... If a CAR{FASHOLA} knocks down your COW{Deported yorouba's as claimed by you}, is it not you that will hold the CAR OWNER {Fashola} responsible? how do you expect ANOTHER MAN{Igbo} that is passing by to hold the car owner responsible? Meanwhile the car owner happens to be your elder brother and the passer by has no relationship with you.....


Seriously you are dumb

why do u want to crucify her cos she opened a thread stating the obvious,your analogy those not hold water,a car knocks you down and the people around you are less concerned,when it occurs to you and and passerby are indifferent,that mean they all hate/envy you.

Sometimes they baffles we moderates.........smh,it was okay when it was yorubas and hausa,now its a sacrilege when it comes to igbos.

Crap,there are legall constituted bodies that are meant to collect taxes on behalf of the local Government,if the local government want,they can out source the collection to the man,its there palaver,we all know want people are meant to pay not a kobo more,the babaloja is going to collect more than the law stipulated from the traders,if they are so desperate they should outsource the job to him and pay him his commissions.

I really don't know why all of you are getting worked up over a post/report with no veritable source,which one is policia van and alhaji babaloja,I think this is a mischievous post,I live in ilupeju,if something like that really happened we would have heard about it,let's confirm if it is true.
Btw if it is true,I will be very disappointed in LASG.I will advice the traders to go to court,I believe they would find succour there.

Donmams: SMH for you. You are celebrating public assault by ignorant soldiers who do not know their left from right. In civilised countries a soldier dares not speak rudely to a civilian else risk court martial. However i won't be surprised to see more fools celebrating this nonsense.

Here comes a fool my friend,the state is under emergency state,by that only Martial law is applied there,under that law the corporal punishment given to the local government chairman is very appropriate.

dayokanu: If you move into an area that has a neighbourhood watch they get funded from the Homeowners Association levies

And you cannot tell them you dont want to join the association as long as you are in that neighbourhood

The owners of the Land said thats how they want it. They appointed Babaloja to monitor activities of the market

ANyone who doesnt like it can shift his shop to onisha

yes I can tell them am not joining or paying any levies of any kind,neighbourhood watch in the us and Nigeria are voluntary,am already paying taxes to fund the police..there is no need for babaloja since we have LIRS.
@geeez I don't think yorubas control the wholesale markets,go into the market and see the way igbo men,not their women ooo they have taken over wholesale trade our women used to be a major player in.

dayokanu: Even in those "sane societies" They still have neighbourhood watch despite having the Police FBI etc.

Individual communities still take their own welfare into their hands instead of waiting on govt.

They still send their kids to private school despite paying city taxes to fund public schools

Thats how Lagos wants to run her business. If you are not okay with it you know what to do

all those neighbourhood watch and the rest you are quoting are voluntary,not mandatory like the issue of babaloja,it is SRO g because its collecting fee from traders by force,it is illegal.

[quote author=Dudu_Negro]...well, they are now, and youve heard it. When they show up with the collection tray please drop your community development fee.[/quote]hell no,I owe my allegiance to the federal republic of Nigeria,not to any traditional ruler who appoints a babaloja,this is a republic not a monarchy,am not a subject to any OBA.