…Relocates them to Resettlemt centers
The Oyo state government through its ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion has once more removed 95 beggars and 17 mentally ill people Within Ibadan metropolitan areas.
Alhaja Kafilat Olayiwola, the State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, revealed this while leading a state raiding team on the evacuation of beggars and destitutes from Mokola Roundabout, Jemibewon Road, Sango, Ojoo Roundabout, Eleyele, Challenge, and Dugbe on Wednesday.
She revealed that the current administration in the state is committed to removing beggars and destitutes off the state’s streets and resellting them to improved areas where they add positively to the growth of Oyo state and theirself alike.
Other areas captured in the evacuation exercise include; the popular Iwo road roundabout, Gbagi and Academy – Monatan road
“When I assumed office about two months ago, I visited this place as a matter of duty to see the facilities on ground, welfarism of the people and how we can improve more on what I met on ground.
“I held meetings with the stakeholders, especially the leaders of the Hausa Arewa communities and they all commended the laudable efforts of the state government ably led by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde for the initiative on this matter.
“Infact most of their leaders frowned at the non-compliance of their people that had returned to the streets to continue their begging business and we assured them that we would recapture them in no time, of which we have started massively today again.
“We always received calls on the high increase of these beggars as they occupied all our major roads which is always an eye sore and we have strategised and renewed our plans to bring the mendicants who have left the provided Resettlement centre back to the facility, provided with adequate amenities which including free feeding in the morning, afternoon and night.
Alhaja Olayiwola expressed her anger with the beggars’ attack on a state government raiding team at the popular ‘Bola’ on Jemibewon road, saying that the government would not tolerate any conduct that would jeopardize the tranquility of the people of Oyo state.
“Our team was seriously attacked with stones, sharp objects and sporadic gun shots by the beggars who ran to their undergrounds exchanging with our security men. Do we call those ones too beggars or hoodlums?
“Perpetrators of evil acts are fully among them, though some may be innocent but we don’t trust anyone of them based on what we experienced today, but thank God for the security agents, they were able to overpower them and we captured most of them back”, he said.
Mrs. Christiana Abioye, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion while speaking during the exercise said: “Necessary care and extra amenities have been provided for the evacuees to make it more habitable and conducive for them.”
“We will not rest on our oars until we rid them off the state totally, we appeal to philanthropist to always come down to Akinyele Resettlement center to give alms to them.”
Meanwhile, residents of the state, including Chief Bamiji Oyeyemi and Mrs. Titilayo Adedoyin, voiced their delight at the evacuation exercise, claiming that beggars cause lots of new environmental issues.
Oyo government Remove over 100 beggars, destitutes from Ibadan metropolis
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