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The beggars and destitute were taken to a facility at Akinyele after they were evacuated.
The state government has, however, said that it has evacuated another set of mentally ill persons and people who are destitute.
Those who were evacuated on Friday included 14 mentally ill persons and 86 persons who are destitute.
Our correspondent gathered that they were evacuated from major streets and areas such as Mokola, Jemibewon, Challenge, Sango, Orita-UI and Ojoo areas of the state capital.
The exercise was carried out by the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion.
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Oyo records 692 cases of gender-based violence
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Oyo State Government on Sunday said that it recorded no fewer than 692 cases of gender-based violence in eleven months.
The State Rapid Response Team on Gender-based violence made this disclosure on Sunday in Ibadan, the State capital.
The team noted that it recorded the figure between March 2020 and February, 2021.
Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Marcus Williams, while speaking said there is a need to quickly respond to the plight of the girl-child and women whom he described as the most vulnerable to gender based violence in the society.
He explained that most of the cases reported happened in the rural communities.