Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- A magistrate's court in Lagos State has sentenced 26 suspected members of the Omotaku, a group of street-connected children and young adults often associated with crimes in different parts of the state, to three months' imprisonment and arrested 115 street beggars during ongoing enforcement operations across the state.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on X on Monday.

Mr Wahab said the enforcement exercise was carried out in several parts of Lagos as part of efforts to restore public order and ensure the proper use of public spaces.

According to him, officials arrested 115 street beggars across different locations during the operation.

He a...