A sad photo of a Almajiri boy sleeping on a pile of dirt along the road in the north has emerged on the social media. The Herald that a Kano based Facebook user posted the photo of the boy sleeping on a pile of dirt along the road.
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Meanwhile, The Herald reported that National Security Adviser, Babagana Munguno, revealed that the federal government will soon place a permanent ban on the Al-majiri system of education as part of efforts to tackle insecurity.
Monguno, who said this at the end of the national executive council meeting in Abuja, said the ban is to shift focus on basic education.
Almajiri is a system of Islamic education practiced in northern Nigeria. Almajiri was derived from an Arabic word, rendered “al-Muhajirun” in English transliteration, meaning a person who leaves his home in search of knowledge.
However, Monguno said Almajiris were becoming a huge problem to the society, adding that many of them end up becoming “criminals, drug addicts and willing tools in the hands of those who have very dangerous intentions”.
He said: “I also briefed council on the drivers of insecurity which are unemployment, under-employment, poverty, drugs abuse, rising population.
“I also made suggestions regarding the way forward which include, employment creation and reduction of poverty, and being the culture of impunity and looking at stabilizing certain areas of the country by giving rise to affordable education.”