Senate orders urgent evacuation of prostitutes, beggars, hawkers from Abuja
By Oak TV
27 February 2017 |
4:30 am
The Senate on Thursday said that it has mandated the FCT Police Commissioner and Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to flush out beggars, hoodlums and commercial sex workers, etc from the streets of the FCT.
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