Mum-Of-6 Using Her Son To Beg For Alms With Fake Wound Explains Why

A 40-year-old mum of six, Chinagoro Uwenke, who uses her son to beg for alms was arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) at Oshodi, Lagos yesterday.

While parading the suspect, the Chairman of the Task Force, Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Superintendent of Police (SP) disclosed that there were many fake beggars pretending and deceiving innocent members of the public with different illnesses/diseases.

According to a release from the task force, Uwenke, who lived with her son at Oloko-danna, Oyingbo confirmed that she bandaged her son, Sunny Uwenke’s leg with two rolls of white bandage and poured GV blue ink on the leg every day in order to deceive members of the public to give arms to the innocent boy.

In addition, she said she stopped her son schooling in JSS II at Oworebiri Secondary School, Ata Town, Abia State, for street begging, when she realized that it was a lucrative business as she made N3,500 to N5,000 on a daily basis.

“I brought my 11 years old son to Lagos five years ago to beg for arms while the remaining five children are at Ata Town in Abia State with their father.”

Due to the high density of people in Oshodi area, Uwenke said she made much money there than any other area of Lagos.

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However, she pleaded with the government not to charge her to court as she is ready to go back to her town and re-unite with her family voluntarily.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni has directed that she be immediately charged to court…. while urging those who have given her alms, to come forward wt proofs for a refund.