An Abuja beggar who was caught with N500,000 and $100 has revealed how she was able to get such a huge amount of money.
Recall that Tracknews.ng earlier reported that a beggar in Abuja by the name Hadiza Ibrahim was caught with a huge amount of money which left people suspicious.
The Officials of the Social Development Secretariat (SDS), who took her in for questioning, have now stated that after preliminary investigation they have come to the conclusion that the money was not gotten through any illegal means.
They maintained that Hadiza got the money from a daily contribution of N2000 which are proceeds from her alms business.
Malam Sani Amar, the Acting Director, Social Welfare Services of the SDS, stated this while addressing journalists on Thursday In Abuja.
He said: “Within our little knowledge and experience in discharging our duty, with the assistance of security personnel attached to us, we understand that Hadiza was not into any criminal activity and if you look at the money found in her possession, it was accumulated overtime.
“On the profiling we did on her, we gave the Police in our team time to play their role and they did what they could and it was clearly established that she was not into such nefarious acts.
“She was so wise to have selected the areas of her own begging business, where she realises huge money daily.
“You can imagine somebody dishing out one hundred dollars as alms to a beggar, not knowing that such person has more than that amount with him or her. Won’t the beggar return to the same location?
“We have established colonies and settlements of real people who are in dire need of such support either cash or kind. So, I want to solicit that anybody who wishes to give such alms or support, should please carry out such to such people in dire need or you can go directly and give them.
“Civil servants, private business operators and what have you, if you want to give alms or assistance of any kind, look around you, there are people in dire need of help, reach out to them, you will be blessed.”
