The Kaduna state government has explained why it ban street begging and hawking. Accroding to the governor’s special assistant on media and publicity, Samuel Aruwan, the ban was due to the security situation in the state and to ensure maximum protection of lives and property following suicide attack that rocked Sabon Gari Local Government secretariat.
“Kaduna State Government’s decision to ban hawking and begging in the state followed last week’s bomb attack that killed 26 innocent citizens and injured 32 persons. The government is a responsible government and conscious of its constitutional role to protect citizens and to ensure law and order for common good. The state government will not fold its arms and allowed citizens to be killed via terror act and break down of law and order hence the decision”