The Kwara State Government on Wednesday commenced the evacuation of beggars from the streets of Ilorin.
Speaking at one of the locations of the exercise, Mrs Kemi Afolashade, the Commissioner for Social Development, said the areas affected were Tipper Garage, Tanke, Offa Garage, Geri-Alimi and Challenge.
She explained that they were the areas where the beggars were domiciled, noting that the exercise was one of the core mandates of her ministry.
She said the leadership of Gov Abdulraham Abdulrazaq prohibited street begging.
In the course of the exercise, the commissioner rescued a mentally challenged woman sleeping under a bridge and promised to rehabilitate and empower her with a vocation. (NAN)
