Oyo Govt evacuates 48 destitute, homeless children

Oyo State Government on Thursday evacuated no fewer than forty-eight destitute and homeless children in Ibadan, the state capital.

The action, according to the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Alhaja Faosat Saani, was done as parts of activities in commemoration of the World Mental Health Day.

Saani led the team, which comprised the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mrs Christiana Abioye, a Social Worker, to evacuate the forty-eight people at Iwo Road round about and under the bridge in Mokola roundabout, where 48 people, comprising children, beggars and mentally-derailed persons were picked and taken to rehabilitation centres for care.

Saani, while speaking, maintained that the evacuation was necessary to make a better living for the concerned individuals as the destitute and those with mental health issues would be taken to rehabilitation centers while children used to beg would be taken back to school.

Saani assured that, the raid would be a continuous exercise that would extend to every community in Oyo state.(Dailypost)