Gov. Ambode Orders Beggars immediate notice to leave the State

Commissioner of Youth and Social Development, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the government would take drastic action against those who did not leave on their own.

The commissioner said there was an ongoing campaign against the menace of street begging on radio stations to sensitize people on the need to stop it.

Mrs Akinbile-Yussuf urged residents to stop giving alms to beggars in order to discourage them, saying: “We have been campaigning against street begging on radio since January.

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