The Sokoto State Commissioner for Social Welfare and Culture, Alhaji Zubairu Yari, said the state government would evacuate, treat and rehabilitate 50 lunatics from the streets of Sokoto metropolis.
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Yari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Tuesday that the mentally-ill persons would be treated at the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital in Kware, Sokoto State.
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He said that the exercise would be conducted in 10 phases and five persons would be evacuated to ensure that the hospital facility was not over-stretched.
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The commissioner said the 23 local governments would be involved in the evacuation of the lunatics, which would commence soon.
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He said the exercise would restore sanity in the streets of Sokoto, adding that the gesture was to reintegrate them with their families through their local councils.
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According to him, the state government will also assist the beneficiaries with grants to start various trades after their discharge from the hospital.
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“This is to facilitate their integration into the society,’’ he said.
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