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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Court orders 11 beggars to pay N1,000 fine each




ILORIN — An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, imposed a N1,000 fine on each of the  11 beggars arraigned before it for  street begging.
The beggars were convicted on a one-count charge of street begging which the prosecution said contravened Section 4 of  the Kwara State Law, 2006.
According to the charge sheet, the convicts were arrested while wandering and begging for alms on an Ilorin street.
The accused persons pleaded guilty to the charge against them.

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