"Corporate beggars" are an increasingly common type of beggar in Continue Reading..
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed the findings, which show that corporate beggars make more money than some employees by using begging as a source of income. They usually gather around marketplaces, retail centers, bus stations, hospitals, offices, and places of worship.
But the NAN caught one of them at Wuse Market, and she asked to remain anonymous, saying that most of them beg because they had no other way to make ends meet.
She said, “I have been begging for over 12 years in different locations in Abuja, I am married and blessed with nine children. My husband is not a responsible father and I want my children to be educated.”
“I use the money I get to feed and train them in school, they go to school during the week and they join me in begging at weekends, we share ourselves to different location”
She claims that prior to the gasoline subsidy being removed, her monthly income was between N150,000 and N200,000.
She furthered, “But because of the current economy, I now make between N90,000 to N100,000 monthly”.
“The only thing I know how to do is beg as it pays me more than getting a job. I know when workers receive their salaries, and that is the time I go to government offices, every season has its location”.
I am married with eight children, I have three graduates, four of my daughters are married and I have four houses, all proceeds of my begging.”
“Now I beg for fun as it’s the only job I understand, I make more than N300,000 monthly”.
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