Lagos Begins Profiling 396 Arrested Beggars for Repatriation

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A crowd of child beggars queue for food in a rich neighbourhood of northern Nigeria's Kano city on March 10,2008. Kano has witnessed a radical upsurge in the number of child beggars who thrung the city from villages and other parts of the northern region, a factor which has been attributed to poor harvest as a result of short rainfall and locust invasion. The problem has forced many peasants to send their children to the city to fend for themselves, using learning the Koran as an excuse. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

IKEJA – The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), yesterday arrested 396 beggars as part of the Lagos State Government’s sustained efforts to sanitise the state and curb illegal activities.

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the individuals would be profiled, provided with appropriate assistance where necessary, and handed over to the relevant authorities to facilitate their safe return to their respective states.

He said the initiative reflects the government’s commitment to maintaining public order, protecting the environment, and ensuring a cleaner, safer and more secure Lagos for all.