Federal Capital Territory Administration Ministerial Taskforce on City Sanitation has arrested no fewer than 150 beggars in Abuja in the past two days.
The beggars were arrested as part of efforts to tighten security in the FCT.
Chairman of the taskforce, Mr Ihkaro Attah, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.
Recall that reports of alleged imminent attacks on some locations in Abuja have been causing fears among residents in the FCT.
Attah said a joint team of the task force and other relevant agencies arrested the beggars in Abuja.
He said, “In the last two days, over 150 beggars have been apprehended across the city and more arrests are still going on.
“Those apprehended were taken to the Bwari Area Council Centre for rehabilitation.
“The FCT has a functional rehabilitation and training centre for such persons.
“Sadly, very few of them stay there and get full rehabilitation, while many others find their way to run and sometimes they request to be allowed to go back to their states.
“But what is fundamental is that some of these persons are being brought by other persons into the FCT. You will see young people leading blind aged men, we felt that is not what the city should be.”
Attah said the FCT authorities would go after those in the business of bringing the beggars into Abuja from different states.
He vowed that the FCT authorities would apprehend and prosecute such people.