Parents of children hawking during school hours to be arrested in Enugu council

Dr Eric Odo, the chairman of the Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, has vowed to arrest parents of any child hawking goods during school hours.

Odo said on Monday that he would do his best to reposition public schools in the council area as a strategy to end out-of-school syndrome.

Odo spoke during the inauguration of the Public-School Supervision Committee (PSSC) at the council’s headquarters, Ogbede.

The PSSC is headed by Dr Amadi Aroh.

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Odo charged the PSSC to ensure that out-of- school children are brought back to school, adding that the council would provide uniforms, bags, sandals, and other things needed to achieve the aim. (NAN)