Lagos govt arrests beggars and their children constituting public nuisance

Adebayo Oluwaseun
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On Tuesday, November 17, the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce carried out another raid throughout the city against those who were causing public nuisance.

According to state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab who made this announcement on X, Awolowo Way up to the Falomo roundabout Ikoyi and Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue along Lekki road are among the main routes raided.

The purpose of this act was to get rid of the poor and criminals who were bothering the public in these areas.

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He said that during the operation 27 people were arrested including 15 minors who were engaged in the illegal practice of street begging while there were traffic jams.

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According to the applicable enabling laws Wahab further stated that all suspects will be moved to the proper government facilities.

Check out some comments from concerned Nigerians below;

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teemary wrote; ‘Children must sha complete 💯 for Area oooo cause this one you are taking them away with nobody taking Note!Don’t go and be selling them ooo and be claiming task force please! Government official with no uniform or identity.mchwwww

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munaboutiqueplus wrote; ‘Take them to a government owned acquisition center 🙌🙌 in 1/2 years they would have mastered their respective craft

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abbiecoco wrote; “Please Wear your UNIFORMS !!!!!
Any random trafficker can impersonate the government. This is great but carting away with just the kids is unsettling, arrest their parents too!”

ijayobi wrote; “When you don’t give these kids money they scratch your vehicle with nail or stone. I’m yet to get over what they did to mine”

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