The Lagos State government on Wednesday, 18th of August, 2021 said it had set up a special team to stop street begging and hawking in the state. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Olusegun Dawodu, said this at a news conference in Ikeja, Lagos. Mr Dawodu said the Special Team was set up by the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, in conjunction with the Police Command to curb the menace. “The special team will tackle the menace frontally and would commence operation in the next few days,” he said. The move comes days after the police raised an alarm over the menace of robbers who disguise as beggars to attack Lagosians. The commissioner said the task of the team was not only to sanitise the society but also restore the dignity of the hawkers and beggars. Mr Dawodu said beggars on the streets and roads constituted considerable nuisance to law abiding citizens, who were entitled to go about their businesses without any fear or hindrance. According to him...