Nigeria: Beggars Storm Lagos Assembly Over Removal From Roads

6 August 2012

Hundreds of beggars on Monday staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House Assembly (LAHA), over their removal from the streets in the state.

The President of the Association of Physically Challenged, Alhaji Jubril Hassan, said the government was wrong to have asked beggars off the streets where they were enjoying their social rights.

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