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    Ebonyi moves against street beggars, hawkers *Pledges to send them to school

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    THE Ebonyi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has vowed to stop the menace of underaged beggars and street hawkers who constitute nuisance and exposed to danger in the state.

     

    The State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Felicia Nwankpuma said this during an awareness campaign/road-walk against the abuse women and girl child in the state.

     

    Nwankpuma announced that a committee has been set up with the mandate of capturing their data for subsequent actions which includes empowerment through skills acquisition.

     

    The campaign was kicked off with a road-walk by the staff of the Ministry to sensitise the public on the dangers of exposing the children to unconducive environment and denying them the right of going to school.

     

    Nwankpuma, who led the road-walk from Pa Ngene Oruta stadium to Spera-in-deo junction noted that the Ministry was set to ensure that the rights of the children are protected.

     

    According to the Commissioner, child abuse is prevalent in the metropolis especially in Udensi roundabout, Spera-in-deo and Presco junction axis, where underaged children and the vulnerables are engaging in street begging and hawking instead of being in school.

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    She equally called on citizens to avail their children the opportunity of enjoying the free education in the state.

     

    The Commissioner also noted that the mentally unstable will not be left behind in the campaign as the Ministry will liaise with the Ministry of Health and the Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital for them to be treated and reunited with their families.

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