Tag: BEGGARS

FCT: Wike launches crackdown on beggars

Aminu Imam
Wike launches crackdown

…“Almajiri, out-of-school children tool for terrorists” – CISLAC The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under Minister Nyesom Wike, has launched a sweeping operation to rid Abuja and its satellite towns of street beggars, scavengers, illegal traders, and other social nuisances. The initiative, code-named: ‘Operation Sweep Abuja’, aims to improve security and environmental sanity in the nation’s capital. According to a statement by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the operation will be carried out by a Joint Task Force of security agencies and…

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FCT Task Force begins arrest of beggars, scavengers

Aminu Imam
FCT beggars arrest

Picks 34 persons Following the recent ministerial directive for beggars and scavengers to leave the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a joint security team yesterday detained 34 individuals – 15 beggars and 19 scavengers – across various areas in Abuja. The operation, part of a ministerial directive aimed at clearing the city of such activities, was carried out by a joint task force involving the Police, Military, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other agencies.  Director of Security for the FCT Administration, Adamu Gwary,…

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Kano Govt arrests, repatriates 500 beggars

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kano State government says it has arrested 500 beggars for allegedly violating the law that bans street begging in the state. The States Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahrau Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure while repatriating the beggars in Kano on Friday. Muhammad-Umar said that the beggars were arrested in Kano metropolis with 70 per cent being women and children, and 30 per cent men. Those arrested included women, children, men and Almajiris. The children dont go to school and have no good food to eat, she…

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