The Director General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Abba Sufi has revealed that the board repatriated 60,822 beggars to their respective states of origin and other countries between 2014 and 2015.
Sufi while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria said that “Some of the beggars were arrested and handed over to the police, while others were taken to court for proper prosecution.”
He said those arrested include 20,348 adult male and female beggars and 10,658 children beggars.
He added that 12,310 were from Kano state while 16, 988 were from Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa and Niger States, while 270 were foreigners.
22 beggars were handed over to the police, 82 were taken to court while 86 who were found to be suffering from mental disorder, and were referred to Psychiatric Hospital.