Kogi Repatriates 78 Destitute

• Kogi Repatriates 78 Destitute

The Kogi State government has repatriated 78 beggars and mentally challenged persons back to their places of origin.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Fatima Kabir Buba, announced this.

They were evacuated from different parts of the Lokoja metropolis, including the Old Market, Zango, Ganaja village, and Obasanjo square.

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Buba noted that those repatriated were from five identified states in the North, including Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, and Zamfara.

Emphasizing the reason for the evacuation, Buba said that the state government is making an effort to eliminate beggars off the streets of the capital and other parts of Kogi State.

She said, “The state government made adequate arrangements to ensure that they are transported to their respective locations with utmost respect and dignity. Before the government transported them back to their home states and local governments of origin with six buses, we took them first to the ministry rehabilitation centre, fed them and provided all the basic needs that will enable them start normal life like every others in the country.

“This government is committed to cater for every citizens even though you are not from Kogi State. This action of ours should not be misconstrued. The government under the leadership of Alhaji Yahaya Bello remains committed to providing for the less privilege without any form of discrimination in the state.”