that he once witnessed a female motorist being harassed at night by hoodlums, stating that before he could park to help, he could neither find the harassers nor the victim. He stated, “I was sure of what I saw, maybe the lady drove away after they forcefully took some belongings with the weapons with them. I can’t say what happened but I saw them as they harassed her. It’s not a good scene to see a lady pointed a knife at by hoodlums at night.
On living on the island, she stated, “It was due to my job. I lived in Surulere when I first started the job and was working with my former boss. Then, I sold a plot of land in four months and it became an issue. I had targets to meet and it was not working so I didn’t get enough.” She said that though life on the island might be costly, it was worth taking the risk because it would expand one’s horizon to meet those who matter in one’s sector.A crippled beggar identified only as Danladi who spoke to our correspondent in Hausa stated that he came to the island while searching for areas in Lagos where he could beg and make enough money to feed his family.
Another beggar and a mother of three, Amina Gaddo, told our correspondent that she came to the island with the hope that she would get enough alms to cater to her children. She stated, “When many people see me and my children, they are always merciful to us because we are helpless and we need to survive.”
Amadu stated that he kept the money for a week, thinking of the business to use it for until he sought advice within the Hausa community and a week after, he dabbled into fruitselling. He noted that the government had in turn started charging the individuals to court to face the law. He said, “Maybe the task force hasn’t really got to that area. However, every day, they go out there to pack beggars and take them off the street.’’He added, “We intend to ensure that we hold the people who send them into the streets to make money responsible. It’s not as if the government isn’t doing anything about it, we are working actively about it and soon, we’ll get to the end of it.
Sad but true story.
Especially in Oniru!
Of course, when you are rich (super rich), your poor neighbourhood & their poor dwellers constitute a potentially security risk. Summary: invest in them; no matter how infinitesimal: a free-water project, free-food packs occasionally, etc; could go a long way to make you safer.
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