The Lagos State Government has announced plans to repatriate 226 beggars arrested during a statewide enforcement exercise on Thursday.
Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, disclosed that the individuals were apprehended in a coordinated operation carried out by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Task Force in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps.
In a statement, Wahab explained that the exercise was part of the government’s ongoing environmental clean-up and enforcement campaign aimed at enhancing public safety and maintaining order.
He noted that street begging contributes to environmental pollution and poses a public nuisance.
“During today’s clean-up and enforcement exercise across Lagos State, a total of 226 beggars were apprehended,” Wahab said.
He added that those arrested would undergo profiling and documentation before being relocated to their respective states of origin.
The commissioner reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustaining daily enforcement and sanitation operations, stressing that the initiative is part of
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