Lagos Sends Cripple, 19 Others To Jail For Stealing ( pics )

Lagos State Special Offences Court has sentenced a 45-year old
cripple, Sunday Erim Udoyo and 19 others to jail for begging on the
streets of Lagos.
The Lagos State Government declared war against begging and
jailed over 120 beggars last year.
The cripple and six others were convicted and sentenced
accordingly by the court. Because of his predicament and being a
hernia patient, Udoyo was convicted and remanded at the Lagos
State Rehabilitation Centre, Majidun, where he will spend two years.
The crippled man was said to have been brought to Lagos by his
relation, Sunday Etim, 26, from Cross River State, to beg so that they
could raise fund to carry out hernia operation. But two of them
were arrested while begging.
Etim got two years imprisonment without the option of fine along
with Wasiu Abass, 24, while Udoyo was remanded at Majidun after
they pleaded guilty to the charge against them.
The charge against the three beggars read: “that you, the above
named defendants on 13th day of July 2013 by 9:00 a.m. along
Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, placed yourselves on the road for
gathering of alms and committed an offence punishable under
section 166(2) of the Criminal law 2011.”
Three others, two sisters and male beggars were also arraigned
same day and sentenced to one year imprisonment without the
option of fine after they pleaded guilty. They are Peace Ezugwu, 24;
Mercy Ezugwu, 26, and Dotun Owokiigbe, 20.
The charge against them read: “that you, the above named
defendants on 12th day of July, 2013 by 4.50 p.m. at Abiola Garden,
Ojota, placed yourselves on the road, for gathering of alms and
committed an offence punishable under section 166 (2) Criminal law
2012.
They were also accused of conducting themselves in a manner likely
to cause breach of public peace and collection of illegal dues from
persons and committed an offence punishable under section 2 of the
Illegal Collection of Dues in Public Place Law of Lagos State 2013.
The beggars were further accused of conducting themselves as
disorderly people without visible means of livelihood and committed
an offence contrary to section 166 (1) (a) Criminal law of Lagos State
2011 and punishable under section 166 (2) of the same law.
All the beggars were arrested and arraigned in court by officials of
the Lagos State Office of Youth and Social Department.
Between May and early July 2013, thirteen other beggars were
jailed, while 12 others were sentenced to community service plus
payment of fine ranging from N5,000 to N30,000.
In one of the sentences, eight of the beggars will serve one month
imprisonment with the option of N5,000 fine each, while two others
were sentenced to three months imprisonment or pay a fine of
N25,000 each.
Officials were also spotted arresting a destitute at Jibowu area of
Lagos on Wednesday.

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