The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT, Nyesom Wike, has deployed a joint task force to rid the city and satellite towns in the FCT of street beggars, traders, ‘one chance’ syndicates, scavengers and other miscreants said to be constituting social nuisance in the territory. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister, Lere Olayinka, who …

The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and relevant agencies to address the illegal activities of scavengers and the growing menace of manhole theft across the state. This was highlighted during a plenary session on Tuesday, following a motion moved by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti-Osa II). Yishawu commended the government’s efforts in providing critical infrastructure, …

Some vulnerable FCT residents including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja on behalf of the vulnerable residents. Hikima, …