Delta government 'repatriates' beggar to Anambra
The Delta State government is said to have 'repatriated' a beggar to Anambra State for allegedly being a nuisance in Delta State, south-south Nigeria.
The beggar, Ogochukwu Nwabude, 32, a mother of one, was caught begging in Asaba, Delta State, where she was residing.
Chidinma Ikeanyiownu, a media assistant to Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed in a statement on Friday.
Ms Obinabo said the victim was accused by the Delta state government of ‘being a nuisance’ by ‘begging on the streets’ in the state, Ms Ikeanyiownu said in the statement.
>Mrs. Obinabo warned the victim to refrain from begging, but to engage in trade in order to fend for herself with her child.
The commissioner would later give the victim "a small token" to help him start his own business, the statement said.
The victim speaksMs. Nwabude, the victim, is from Nnewi, a community in Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria.
She told Ms. Obinabo, the commissioner, that she had only been begging on the streets in Delta State for two weeks before she was 'captured' by state government agents and "repatriated" to Anambra State, where she is from.< /p>
She promised that she would not go back to begging, but that she would "make good use" of the help the commissioner gave her.
She was handed over to the female leader of her home Uruagu community, Nnewi, who would monitor her progress and report to the commissioner.
BackgroundLast year, the Delta State government banned street begging and child peddling, especially during school hours in the state.
The ban was to ensure enforcement of the state Child Welfare and Children's Rights Act that prohibited street begging, the government said.
READ ALSO: Cop Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Man In DeltaTwenty-eight people – six women and 22 girls – were arrested in February in Delta State for allegedly breaking the law banning street begging.
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The Delta State government is said to have 'repatriated' a beggar to Anambra State for allegedly being a nuisance in Delta State, south-south Nigeria.
The beggar, Ogochukwu Nwabude, 32, a mother of one, was caught begging in Asaba, Delta State, where she was residing.
Chidinma Ikeanyiownu, a media assistant to Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed in a statement on Friday.
Ms Obinabo said the victim was accused by the Delta state government of ‘being a nuisance’ by ‘begging on the streets’ in the state, Ms Ikeanyiownu said in the statement.
>Mrs. Obinabo warned the victim to refrain from begging, but to engage in trade in order to fend for herself with her child.
The commissioner would later give the victim "a small token" to help him start his own business, the statement said.
The victim speaksMs. Nwabude, the victim, is from Nnewi, a community in Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria.
She told Ms. Obinabo, the commissioner, that she had only been begging on the streets in Delta State for two weeks before she was 'captured' by state government agents and "repatriated" to Anambra State, where she is from.< /p>
She promised that she would not go back to begging, but that she would "make good use" of the help the commissioner gave her.
She was handed over to the female leader of her home Uruagu community, Nnewi, who would monitor her progress and report to the commissioner.
BackgroundLast year, the Delta State government banned street begging and child peddling, especially during school hours in the state.
The ban was to ensure enforcement of the state Child Welfare and Children's Rights Act that prohibited street begging, the government said.
READ ALSO: Cop Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Man In DeltaTwenty-eight people – six women and 22 girls – were arrested in February in Delta State for allegedly breaking the law banning street begging.
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