As hunger, rising cost of living and power outage persist in Kaduna, corporate beggars have flooded the state and its environs
DAILY POST reports that there is total blackout across the state over the past few days, leading to the collapse of mini businesses such as barbing and grinding foodstuffs.
Most operators of these businesses could not afford the cost of petrol owing to the hike in fuel pump price.
Already, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the blackout affecting parts of Northern Nigeria will persist due to security challenges hindering repairs on critical transmission lines.
TCN also disclosed that despite efforts to restore electricity through alternative means, the situation will not be fully resolved anytime soon.
After waiting for the restoration of light across the state to no avail, some residents have resorted to begging just to survive.
Mr. Joseph Musa, an ice water seller, said it is honourable to beg than to stealing.
He…