The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Social Development Secretariat (SDS) has arrested a 48-year-old beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim with N500,000 and 100 dollars.

Malam Sani Amar, Director, Social Welfare Services of the secretariat, confirmed the arrest yesterday, in Abuja.

Amar said Ibrahim, an indigene of Kaduna State, had been apprehended by the secretariat’s taskforce many times.

The director accused her of accumulating money she realised from begging over the years without investing it.

Amar said, “Ibrahim was apprehended on Feb. 9 with other beggars on Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II.

“In all honesty, we never knew that she had such amount of money on her.

“What we normally do whenever we apprehend people, is to search them thoroughly to ensure that they do not carry any object that can harm them or our staff.

“Then, we profile them to know where they come from and what they are doing apart from begging.’’

According to the director, from our assessment within a decade that we have been apprehending Ibrahim, she seems to be socially deformed, not mentally.