The decoy
team of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos Police Command has arrested seven
suspects for importing eight physically challenged children into the state for
the purpose of begging on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja.
The seven
suspects, along with six of their eight beggars were arrested on Monday at
Mobolaji Bank Anthony way after almost a week of monitoring by the Decoy Team
of the unit.
The arrest,
according to the RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu, was based on intelligence
received from one of its social media platforms, indicating that some group of
people were importing physically challenged children into Lagos and were using
them as beggars.
Amongst the
suspects arrested are: Sanni Isiaku (40), Abubakar Gahu (50), Abdullahi
Mohammed (45), Nasiru Yusman (21), Mato Abdullahi (20), Nura Idris (17) and
Sagiru Ibrahim (26).
The
physically challenged children found in their possession are, Aminu Kabiru
(12), Yusuph Nasiru (9), Amina Kabir (12) and Ayuba Idris (12).
During
preliminary interrogation, Mato narrated, “I hired Amina from her mother who
happened to be my sister. I bring her early in the morning to ‘Under bridge’ to
beg.
She begs
while I hang around. At the end of the day, we make between N3000 and N4000.
Depending on what we make, I remove my own and I hand over the remaining to
her.
Before, we
make between N5000 and N6000, but things have changed. A lot of us are here
now.
Before you
get to one car, another set of beggars has gotten there.
We have
other people we settle daily. He is like our overseer.
He has his
own cut in what everybody makes.
He comes
through for us whenever there are problems like arrests.”
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