Female Beggar Caught with  N500,000, $100 Detained by FCTA

A female beggar identified as Hadiza Ibrahim has been arrested in Abuja for being in possession of N500,000 and $100 bill.

The spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Social and Development Secretariat, Shaka Sunday, while confirming the incident to newsmen, said the woman is in the agency’s custody at the Bwari area council.

According to him, the suspect has not given any explanation yet on how the money came about.

“We caught the woman with $100 and N500,000. The lady is still in our centre in Bwari. She is undergoing profiling because she has not been able to give us all the relevant information and how she came about the money.” Mr Shaka said.