Kwara State government has banned street begging in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Commissioner for Social Development, Abosede Aremu
announced this in Ilorin on Thursday.
She said the government took the bold step in view of the
nuisance that street begging poses on major roads in the capital city.
The commissioner stated that the Ministry and the Hausa
community’s representatives have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
the banning of street begging in Ilorin.
Aremu, however, reminded the residents that there is a
punishment and penalty for street begging which attracts a fine or imprisonment
according to Kwara State Street Begging Prohibition Law 2006.
The representatives of the Hausa community, Surajudeen
Hussain, Rufai Sanni and Mohammed Lawal assured the state government of their
cooperation in getting Ilorin streets free of beggars.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS recall that hundreds of beggars who
migrated from the Northern parts of the country are always seen in some parts
of the state capital and other major towns in the state begging for alms.