LASG to Absorb Street Urchins into KAI, LASTMA

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As part of the all-inclusive system of his administration, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said that work was ongoing to absorb street urchins, popularly called “Area boys” into some of the law enforcement agencies in the state.

Ambode, at the second edition of the quarterly town hall meeting, held yesterday at Lagos Island, said the street urchins, whom he chose to call “the good boys” would be engaged to work in sanitary enforcement offices, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) to keep them busy.

The governor, who was responding to the public complaints on growing activities of Indian hemp smoking by street urchins in Lagos Island, said his government was also concerned about their activities and already working in conjunction with security agencies to manage them.

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