Street begging: Kwara govt evacuates beggars off Ilorin bridge

Date: 2022-01-22

Less than 48 hours after the Kwara State government announced a ban on Street begging in Ilorin, the State Environmental Protection Agency has begun the evacuation of street beggars on the Gerin-Alimi bridge.

The state Commissioner for Social Development, Abosede Aremu, on Thursday, said that the state government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hausa community on the prohibition of street begging in Ilorin, the state capital.

Aremu said during a meeting with the representatives of the Hausa community, the government took the bold step given the nuisance that street begging poses on major roads in the capital city.

KWEPA in a statement by its Press Secretary, Adekunle Adejoke, said that the street beggars were sent away from the Geri-Alimi bridge after well-meaning residents of the state sent in reports of environmental violations on the part of the beggars.

She said that the activities of the beggars have been sabotaging the efforts of the state government in keeping the environment clean.

According to the statement, "The General Manager of the Agency, Alhaji Sa'ad Dan-Musa, led the enforcement team of the Agency to inspect the site and over fifty beggars were sent away and warned not to return to the location.

"Alhaji Dan-Musa, admonished those in the environment to play their part by sending away the beggars whenever they sight them there and let the government play her part of monitoring.

"The Head, Encroachment Unit, Alhaji Yunusa Jiddah, on his part, issued a stern warning to the beggars and told them the implications attached to violating environmental laws."

He reiterated that anyone caught there, later on, would be prosecuted according to the law.

The Commissioner had earlier reminded residents that there was punishment and penalty for street begging which attracts a fine or imprisonment according to Kwara State Street Begging Prohibition Law 2006.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Admiralty Villa     2017 Budget     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Sobi Hill     Mahe Abdulkadir     Public Holiday     Ibrahim Jawondo     Abraysports FC     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Iyiola Oyedepo     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Ishaq Oloyede     Sheikh Ariyibi     Oye Tinuoye     Oke-Oyi     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Bareke     Asa LGEA School     Rotimi Oyedepo     Kwara Politics     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Allocation     Okala Baba     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Abdulkadir Orire     Folaranmi Aro     Tayo Awodiji     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     NIPOGA     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Emir Of Lafiagi     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     James Ayeni     Nurudeen Mohammed     Magaji Are     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Alaiye     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Hauwa Nuru     MINILS     Akanji     NITDA     Dele Belgore     Shonga     Adijat Adebiyi     Shehu Adaramaja     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Ilorin Amusement Park     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Moremi High School     Sidikat Alaya     COVID     Salami Adekunle     Valsolar Consortium     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     AbdulRauf Keji     AGF Abdulrazaq     Basit Olatunji     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Kola Olota     Tafida Of Ilorin     Dorcas Afeniforo     Hakeem Lawal     Rashidi Yekini     Bola Olukoju     Bolakale Kawu Agaka     11th Galadima     IDPU     International Vocational Centre    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Afonja Descendants Union     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Olupako Of Share     Adebara     Guber Aspirant     IPSAS     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Edret Sabi Abel     Amos Sayo     Amule Elementary School     Bolakale Saka     COEASU     Hussein Oloyede     Amusa Bello     Kola Shittu     Usman Alkali Baba     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Riskat Opakunle     Maryam A. Garuba     Kwara Metro Park     Kehinde Boyede     Olabode Towoju     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     New Naira Notes     Bankole Omishore     PPS     Saka Isau     Lai Mohammed     James Ayeni     Rex Olawoye     Funmilayo Mohammed     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Bolaji Abdullahi     Kwara Restoration Project     Okanlawon Musa     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Agor     First Lady     Bisi Oyeleke     Atiku Abubakar     Kayode Laro     Borgu     Sabi     NAWOJ     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Ethical College     Saad Omo\'ya     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Pilgrims Board     Yahaya Dumoye     ARMTI     Ola Falade     Agboola Abdulraheem     Tunji Ajanaku     Mohammed Halidu     Sherif Shagaya     NURTW     CT Ayeni     George Funsho Adebayo     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     COVID     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Ganmo     Eruku     Ademola Kiyesola     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Tunde Oyawoye     Ibrahim Labaika     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani