The Ogun government says it has begun the evacuation and rehabilitation of mentally derailed destitute who constitute nuisances to communities across the state.

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Adijat Adeleye disclosed this on Friday in Abeokuta. She said the exercise was geared towards sanitising the environment and ensuring the security of residents.

Ms Adeleye decried the increasing number of destitute roaming the metropolis while stressing the need for the ministry to expedite action to curtail the abnormality and reduce the dangers it poses to society.

She stated that the ministry’s rehabilitation department had gone around the 20 local government areas of the state to ensure that the streets were rid of vagrants for the safety of others.

The commissioner stated that after receiving medical care, this group of people would be properly rehabilitated and united with their families.

“Let me advise the good people of Ogun to ensure they maintain social and mental health and also refrain from activities that can lead to mental disorders, such as drug abuse, among others.

“I want to assure you that, as a government, we won’t relent in our resolve to ensure the wellbeing of our residents,” Ms Adeleye said.

The commissioner assured that those picked would undergo medical examinations to determine their conditions and ascertain the real miscreants from those in disguise.

(NAN)