Edo state government says it has concluded plans to evacuate street beggars who have rejected offer of decent and meaningful ventures.
The state governor, Godwin Obaseki, made this known when he hosted Muslim faithful who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, on Monday.
The governor said that anybody arrested for street begging would be moved to the farm settlement to work.
“There are lots of farm settlements, and more hands are needed to cultivate the lands,” he said, noting that if the beggars did not want to work, they would be sent back to where they came from.
The governor warned that anyone whose children were not in school but on the street begging or trading would be arrested and prosecuted.
Obaseki stated that he would eradicate street begging in the state in coming weeks, noting that his focus is on basic education every child in the state.
Earlier, the Chief Imam of Benin Central Mosque, Abdulfatai Enabulele, commended the governor for his administration’s developmental stride