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Insecurity: FCTA apprehends 150 beggars
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has apprehended over 150 beggars in a bid to rid the FCT of nuisance, to enhance security.
Mr Ihkaro Attah, Chairman, FCTA Ministerial Task Force on City Sanitation, gave the figure while briefing newsmen after combined operations with other relevant agencies on Tuesday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agencies involved in the operation were the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and Social Development Secretariat (SDS).
Attah stated that the FCTA had observed with dismay the alarming rate of beggars in the city throughout Ramadan, due to the high level of almsgiving and charity by individuals and corporate organisations.