Lagos state removes 353 mad beggars from the street...

The Lagos state government says it has evacuated from the streets of Lagos, at least 353 mad beggars in the last three months.

The insane destitute were picked up from different locations in the state Statistics from the youth and social development ministry revealed that the mentally challenged beggars were rescued from the streets and taken to a rehabilitation home in the state.

The Lagos state government says it has evacuated from the streets of Lagos, at least 353 mad beggars in the last three months.

The insane destitute were picked up from different locations in the state Statistics from the youth and social development ministry revealed that the mentally challenged beggars were rescued from the streets and taken to a rehabilitation home in the state.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state The government also revealed that another 531 beggars and destitute were rescued from the streets of Lagos and rehabilitated at the Rehabilitation and Training Centre (RTC), Majidun, in Ikorodu.

The government claimed the 353 beggars were released to their relations for re-integration.

The statistics also showed that 10 abandoned babies were rescued from the streets, after which they were given suitable placements and adequate protection, while another four special children were rescued and given placements in appropriate homes for care and protection.

The statistics further showed that 35 lost and found children were also given suitable placement in appropriate orphanage homes. The government of Lagos should not rest on its oars at ensuring the state is rid off insane people and beggars.

One of the most popular areas, where beggars, especially of the Northern extraction is Agege, along the railway crossing, Beggars are found there from morning till evening. This is a location the government of the state should focus on. Apart from constituting nuisance to the aesthetics of the state, there is a high risk of railway accident occurring, as some of the beggars, could be crushed to death by oncoming trains.