‘I Make N8,000 Daily’ – Fake Blind Beggar Confesses
A fake blind beggar, Abdullahi Abbas, who was apprehended in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state on Tuesday, confessed that he makes an average of N8,000 daily by disguising as a beggar in the Lagos metropolis.
According to the residents, the 37-year-old Abdullahi, who is always led by a 12-year-old boy (name withheld), begs for alms every day at the First Gate and Odogunyan area of Ikorodu.
He was apprehended yesterday after an inquisitive resident of the area, Adeoye Balikis, engaged him in a conversation that made her become suspicious.
According to witnesses, she raised the alarm and the man was examined by passersby and it was discovered that he was not blind.
When interrogated, Abdullahi, who is from Oyo state, said he belongs to a group of beggars who feign various types of deformities just to get people to sympathize with them and give them money.
He was however rescued and then handed over to the police in Sagamu.