Like Lagos, Rivers sends its destitute to home states, plans another

Nigeria’s Rivers state government has sent to their home states, some of the 113 beggars and lunatics removed from the streets of Port-Harcourt, the capital city. And the state has warned it will soon embark on another removal exercise. The Chairman of the committee,

Mr Mina Jamabo, said of the 113 beggars, destitute and lunatics removed from the streets,some had been taken to the state’s rehabilitation centres for treatment.

Jamabo said that non-indigenes had since been repatriated to their various states, while the indigenes would be treated by the government until they were fit to re-unite with their families.

Jamabo did not give the figure of the destitute sent to their home states. Mrs Stella Toby, Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation however unfurled government fresh plans to remove beggars and destitute from streets in the state.

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Posted: at 6-08-2013 08:54 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

I don't know why some certain set of people were making a big deal about the whole issue

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Posted: at 6-08-2013 01:35 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero