A mother of six, arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit Task Force for using her 11-year-old son to beg, while pretending to be victims of a fire incident, did not show any sign of remorse, saying begging was a lucrative business.
The suspect, identified as Chinagoro Uwenke, 40, was arrested yesterday in Oshodi area of Lagos.
Uwenke was always seen in the company of her son, whose leg was usually in bandage, discovered to be stained with liquid, which several people believed was pus from untreated burns.
Uwenke was always seen in the company of her son, whose leg was usually in bandage, discovered to be stained with liquid, which several people believed was pus from untreated burns.
Luck, however, ran against them after operatives of the task force demanded to know the magnitude of the purported injury on the lad. When the bandages were removed, it was discovered to the astonishment of all that the boy had no injury at all. Both mother and son were then whisked away.
‘I make N5,000 daily’
Preliminary investigation showed that the suspect had been engaged in the alms begging business for five years. She revealed, during interrogation, that she made between N3,500 and N5000 daily.
She said: “I live at Oloko-Dana, Ijora-Olopa area, in Onyingbo. I am from Abia State. Yes, my son is hale and hearty, but I took to begging because it is lucrative. I make more money at Oshodi than any other area because of the number of people that pass by daily.
“I withdrew my son, Sunny Uwenke, from school back in Abia and brought him to Lagos five years ago to use him to beg for alms. That is what most people do. This is because people take pity on children. My five other children are with my husband in Ata town, Abia State.
“What I do is to wrap his leg with bandage, after which I would pour GV and other liquid substance which will make it look as if it is an injury that refused to heal.
“I would then beg people to help me with money to take him to the hospital. Some will even give without me begging them.
“But I am appealing to government not to take me to court. If I am left off the hook, I promise to go back to the village and join my family.”
Chairman of the Task Force, Mr. Olayinka Egbeyemi, a Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the arrest, said there were several others like her on the streets of Lagos.
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*I hope they will let her off the hook,she is a beggar and not a thief!
5000k everyday from begging?
ReplyDeleteLucrative? Yea
But deceitful.
Lol.... Lucrative indeed
DeleteWhiteberry, oya hit the Road!
Delete😂😂dats mean anon 13:29.
DeleteVery old tactics of begging. Those ones that rent twins are there too. Others even use toddlers.
DeleteOh by the way, yesterday guess who I saw in traffic cleaning my windscreen? Yes, it's that popular professional windscreen cleaner in suit. I saw him at that Maryland roundabout and was taken aback cos I thought he was off the streets for real. He looked so serious and didn't make any eye contact as he cleaned. I just smiled at him. Of course I gave him a token and I imagine how much money he'll get daily for being a recognized window cleaner after his news went media viral. No wonder he chose to return to the streets.
Begging is a lucrative business here in Anambra o o, if you go to ekwulobia, you will see them plenty. There is this particular woman that graces every occasion in Anambra, she's aggressive too.
ReplyDeleteThere's this old man also.. U will always see him at that ekwulobia roundabout. Very aggressive. He doesn't beg o. He will just come to u, go very close and shout 'give me money' very annoying old man.
DeleteShe deceived the public, that's her crime.
ReplyDelete#Work hard, stay humble and be true.
See what hunger turn a woman to.. it's well
ReplyDeleteIt's not hunger...it's laziness, selfishness and greed all together, she has both hands and legs...she has been in the'begging business for five years' why didn't she mop up funds to start a business and not deprive her son from going to school.
DeleteOn average she make 4250*30 days ie 127,500*12 months* 5yrs =7,650,000 ...isn't she a Millionaire?
Most people dat give her alms don't even make up to this...
Go ask abokis them, they will tell you begging is a lucrative business. That is why you see majority of them on the street begging.
ReplyDeletebambiala people. The woman self na wa for her. anyway 5,000 a day x 30 days is a big money
Lols@ bambiala its bin long I heard that lovemw jeje
DeleteNa wah oh!,.,
ReplyDeleteI know one beggar that built a mansion in his village..
Na wah oh!,..
Those beggars don't know that some of these people giving them alms are collecting their destiny!..
Corrupt beggar, efcc should look into this lol
ReplyDeleteBut why?
ReplyDeleteEnd time mother
ReplyDeleteBegging, a lucrative business? Double Hian!!!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, it's even better to beg than to steal.
May God help His people(Amen).🙏
**Som Baby**
Not only let her off the hook, we'll meaning Nigerians can also help her and her six children.
ReplyDeleteShe's just lazy. And to think dat her husband is still alive.. What of women wey get six children without any helper? Dem still dey struggle.
DeleteAnd the man left her to be begging while he sits in the village spending the proceeds. Smh
DeleteYes begging is lucrative... That's y we have most of them here begging shamelessly.
ReplyDeleteUse the 500k woman as case study
Ds is d height of it.i kno d economy is nt helpin but dts nt enuf for her to resort to beggin to d extent of witdrawin her son frm sch to beg.
ReplyDeleteShes tryin to ruin d boys life.his mates r in sch learnin n hes on d streets beggin.
Ds woman is despicable.
Disgrace to motherhood.
Mothers r toilin day n nite just to make sure their kids go to sch n ds one is here doin e exact opposite.
Very very lazy woman.
End time enterprenuers
ReplyDeleteLolz diz is wired. Money makes people do crazy things
ReplyDelete"WEIRD"
DeleteNot wired
Thanx sweetie 😏
Are you surprised Stella (@begging is a lucrative business), isn't that obvious here?
ReplyDeleteThey should free the poor woman, may God help us all
Na wetin this buhari economy dey cause. I dont blame the woman jor
ReplyDeletewill dis yeqr pass u by without brain
DeleteIsn't that obvious here? Sure it's lucrative when you have people giving to you always without sweating. And yes they should set the woman free, she commit no crime, out government has failed us, so we have to look for a means of surviving.
ReplyDeleteShe is a theif, defrauding people of their money by lieing and teaching the boy to become fraudulent in future. Useless mother no be her mate dey work as cleaner for schools
ReplyDeleteCho! that was how I meet one with two kids one day on my way to church I was so pain and gave her the little I had two hours later this woman was still inside hot Dunn with these children, I had to talk to her and she said she had a fire incident in her house and lost and lost everything, madam why can't you do menial jobs to take care of your self and kids? The she has ulcer in fact the entire money I had on me I gave her and begged her to take the kids home and start a little business even if it's selling little things. that incident has been hunting me for months.
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ReplyDeleteLucrative? What happens to the boy's education and future???...Abeg follow me enjoy sports news here
ReplyDeletei calculated the 5k per day multiplied by 30 days to be 150k!
ReplyDeletehaba! most people who work tirelessly are not even paid 150k at the end of the month.
na wa oooooooooo
Let her off the hook? I disagree with you on that,for ruining that little boy's life, teaching him to beg for and not earn his living just because she gave birth to him,I think she should be jailed on that ground.
ReplyDeleteThe boy may even start to pick pockets if he gets used to street life
DeleteAwww!too bad!!
ReplyDeleteShe will b in lagos begging n making money n probably b sending to her hubby in d East n dat one will use in chasing oda women.....mscheeeeew!
ReplyDeleteNo be small
DeleteThe woman would have build a mansion with the begging money
ReplyDeleteIjay you better start hearing them ooo.
ReplyDeleteThat is what they will be singing: give me kobo, bambiala, give me money bambiala. Allah sariki ne ku do or nu zu jare, i cant remember again
But the song dey sweet for ear, i will just be looking at them singing
Which no crime? She has refused to educate her child, obtaining by deceit is also illegal. I don't give beggars even 1kobo because it makes me an enabler. I would rather tip those that are working hard and honestly. If everyone goes into begging, who will give? Anyway, i am not surprised. This blog has a high number of such "beggars".
ReplyDeleteWhich no crime? She has refused to educate her child, obtaining by deceit is also illegal. I don't give beggars even 1kobo because it makes me an enabler. I would rather tip those that are working hard and honestly. If everyone goes into begging, who will give? Anyway, i am not surprised. This blog has a high number of such "beggars".
ReplyDeleteAbia kwenu
ReplyDeleteShe is sick
ReplyDelete#Good or bad, just smile. You have a lot to be thankful for*
ReplyDeleteI heard that they are in union now is a profession for many of them.
ReplyDeleteUseless woman, I pity the innocent boy.
ReplyDeleteBegging here I come. 5000x30 = 150k/month. Na im I dey office dey take rubbish from my oga for 50k in a month. With begging, i can be my own boss.
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