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BEGGING FRAUD HEIGHTEN AS COST OF LIVING CRISIS DEEPENS MISERY IN HOUSEHOLDS
Begging has become a big business in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, given the high number of people wallowing in abject poverty in the country as the present economic headwinds heighten.
The removal of petrol subsidy in 2023 and the persistent weakening of the naira have made inflation and commodity prices accelerate relentlessly, eating deep into people’s purchasing power and impoverishing many.
Today, people’s phones are being bombarded with ceaseless requests for financial support from families, friends, acquaintances and strangers. Even children, teenagers and traders also beg, which has become a ‘side hustle’ for many, a ‘full-time job’ for some or a necessity for survival.
