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Delta State Government has said it has 28 beggars in custody for allegedly violating the law that bans street begging in the state.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Development and Social Welfare,Oghenwkevwe Agas disclosed this during an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Asaba, the state Capital.
Agas said the beggars were made up of six women and 22 girls, noting that the women disguised as blind persons using the children to beg for alms.
The Permanent Secretary stated that they were arrested by the International Federation of Female Lawyers in Warri and handed over to the state government for prosecution for child labour and trafficking.
