Lagos State Government on Wednesday said anyone caught using children to beg risked being jailed for 10 years as the state commences onslaught on those engaging in street begging and hawking.The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Segun Dawodu, stated this, during a press briefing on Wednesday.
Dawodu said the action became pertinent because some of those begging are not looking for alms, but are armed to rob motorists and residents. Lagos State, with a population over 20 million people, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Lagos State has representatives of all the ethnic groups in the nation with thousands coming into Lagos daily in search of a better life. The results of this influx of people are among others, pressure on infrastructure and societal ills.
Dawodu added that street begging is a social vice that the state cannot afford to watch attain an uncontrollable level before it acts, otherwise, all the good plans and programmes to transform the state would be adversely affected.
Go and remove them from the streets and provide jobs to them. Audio governor 😒😒
Arewa youths, Arewa consultative forum, Northern Elders forum, Attorney General Malami GarShehu will soon issue a statement countering the Lagos State government law. Begging is Islamic Culture popularised by Buhari tribe. This law is targeted at them like Okada ban
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