Kano Hisbah Board arrests 966 for street begging in one month
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Beggars
Kano, Feb. 9, 2017 (NAN) The Kano State Hisbah Board said it had arrested 966 beggars in January for allegedly violating the law banning street begging on major streets of the state capital.
Malam Musa Tsangaya, the officer in charge of the Anti-begging Unit of the board, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that 203 of those arrested were children while 755 were adults.
“Our men arrested 966 street beggars around Bank Road, Civic Centre, Dangi Junction, Luggard Road and Magwan Junction violating the law banning street begging in Kano metropolis.
“Out of the 966 beggars, 755 were adults, both male and female, while 203 were children who engaged in begging in by the road sides and in the premises of major businesses,” Tsangaya said.
He stated that 390 of the arrested beggars hailed from Kano city, while 576 were from Jigawa, Katsina and Kebbi.
According to him, the remaining three are from Cameroon and Niger Republic.
Tsangaya said 25 of them had been charged to court, while 363 who were first-time offenders were handed over to their relatives, while had mental disorder and 572 were discharged. (NAN)
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