Beggars
are now being locked up for begging alms in Lagos. Wow! About 30 of them were
sentenced to Kirikiri Prison, some Badagry prison by the Special Offences
Magistrate Court sitting in Alausa, Ikeja, today Monday February 4th.
The
Attorney General of Lagos State said the beggars committed an offence under
the criminal law of the State.
Begging
alms in the streets of Lagos is illegal and the state environmental agency is
doing all they can to get rid of as many beggars as they can. But is sending
them to Kirikiri prison the answer? What do you guys think?
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