By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed that the 48-year-old notorious beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim arrested by its officials will undergo a two year training to reorient her on the best way to leave.
Mrs Hadiza was apprehended early February with the sum of five hundred thousand naira and one hundred dollars note cash around Wuse II in Abuja.
Briefing on Thursday, the Acting Director, FCT Social Welfare Services of the Social Development Secretariat, Malam Sani Rabe said as part of its profiling, the Police personnel attached to its enforcement team, were given time to play their role, and it was clearly established that she is not into such nefarious acts
He said the notorious street beggar caught with five hundred thousand naira and one hundred dollars notes is not involved in any drugs peddling, arms dealing, kidnapping or otherwise, as the money in her possession, was accumulated overtime, she hail from Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
In particular, the FCT Administration revealed that preliminary security profiling of Hadiza, who was caught in the act at a junction along Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, in Wuse II, Abuja, clearly established that she was not into such nefarious acts.
He said the revelation was against the backdrop of mixed reactions trailing the arrest of Hadiza by officials of Social Development Secretariat (SDS), barely two weeks after.
Rabe said: “Within our little knowledge and experience in discharging our duty, with the assistance of security personnel attached to us, we understand that Hadiza was not into any criminal activities.
“And if you look at the money found in possession, it was accumulated overtime. And the profiling we did on her, and we gave the Police in our team, time to play their role, and they did what they can, and it was clearly established that she is not into such nefarious acts.
The FCTA official however, appealed to the public to stop giving alms to beggars on the streets and junctions , as it encourages them, thereby causing environmental nuisances in the nation’s capital city.
“You can imagine somebody dishing out one hundred dollars as alms to a beggar, not knowing that such person have more than that amount with he or her. Won’t the beggar return to the same location?
“We have established colonies and settlements of real people who are in dire need of such support either cash or kind. So, I want to solicit that anybody who wish to give such alms or support, should please carry out such do such people in dire need or you can go directly and give them.
“Civil servants, private business operators and what have you, if you what to give alms or assistance of any kind, look around you, there are people in dire need of help, reach out to them, you will be blessed”, he stressed.
