Henceforth, Anybody found giving beggars money in Lagos will
be apprehended and imprisoned for two years.
The beggars adopted PROTEST to express their displeasure and
unhappiness with the actions taken and the one to be taken by the Lagos State
Government.
Their movement within Lagos metropolis has been restricted such that anyone caught roaming the street is taken to Majidun prison (rehabilitation centre).
The media, the NGOs and human rights activists have said that the policy will further aggravate their suffering, instead of alleviating it.