The Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has reiterated his commitment to removing beggars and street dwellers from major cities across the country.
According to him, the ministry, in collaboration with the security services, will soon launch a nationwide operation targeting five key cities, including Tamale.
Speaking on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at the commissioning of a four-storey, 24-unit apartment block constructed by the State Housing Company for the Ghana Immigration Service in Tamale, the minister assured the public that the government will restore order and decency to urban streets.
Commenting on the recent exercise by the Ghana Immigration Service to rid our streets of beggars, he said over 2,000 foreign beggars were apprehended, with nearly half of them repatriated.
The minister said those left would be processed and repatriated by the end of the week.
He then cautioned prostitutes operating openly on the streets to advise themselves, as the ministry will soon start removing them and sending the foreigners among them to their respective countries.
“The beggars are not a nuisance but a threat to our national security. By the close of this week, we should be able to finish removing all of them. I can assure the rest of them that they either return to where they are coming from, because very soon, we are coming after all of them, including the prostitutes who are parading on almost all our streets. We will not rest on our oars; we will go after them until we remove all of them,” he warned.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
