I make N300k monthly begging, says drug suspect
A suspected drug addict arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has disclosed that he made over N300, 000 monthly from begging in Ikeja. Kehinde Olatubosun, 56, from Ibadan, Oyo State, was, on Saturday night, arrested along with 18 other drug addicts at Ipodo area of Ikeja.
A team of Rapid Response Squad Decoy Team had on Saturday night traced a stolen phone to where he was arrested, leading to the arrest of a three-man gang of mobile phone thieves, three hard drug peddlers and 13 drug addicts.
Olatubosun stated that he made over N10, 000 daily begging in Mobolaji Bank Anthony round about, beside Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Toyin Street and Opebi, all in Ikeja.
“Every day I make over N10, 000 daily doing corporate begging. All days of the week, am always in Mobolaji Bank Anthony Roundabout, Toyin Street roundabout and Opebi. At times, I collaborate with beggars. Whatever we make, we share but I get a larger share.
What I do is that, I get LASUTH drug prescription papers. I get it from their waste bin. With this in my hand, I convince motorists, passengers and passersby that I have a relative who is in dire need of money to buy drugs and I show them the prescription papers.
This is what I have been doing since I was deported from Germany in 2004. Before the deportation, I was working as Electrical Engineer in Bauhusa, Colon, Germany. I was in Germany for 12 years before I was deported,” Olatunbosun said.
