Almajiri: You can’t give birth to children and abandon them – Gov Sule to parents

 

Nasarawa State Governor , Abdullahi Sule has sounded a warning to parents who give birth to children without taking care of them and subject them to begging in the name of Almajiri to desist completely from it or face sanction.

The governor explained further that there are about 10 million children that are operating the Almajiri system in the entire northern states, adding that most of them serving as beggers and they spend all time on the streets begging.

He said that the Almajiri system of education is completely misunderstood , same way the Ruga project which came with good potentials was misunderstood by Nigerians and the government have to back out.

He stated this weekend while appearing on weekend file of the NTA program where he bares his mind on the concept of Almajiri system of education in Nigeria.

According to him “government must established that it is a crime to abuse a child, it is a crime to bring children to this world and send them to Almajiri system where you cannot take care of them.

“It is a crime to send children on the street begging, that is what we are trying to do, parents must take responsibility,  you can’t bring children to this world and dump them somewhere and expect somebody else to take care of them, so parents must not shy away from responsibility”  he said

He explained that in Nasarawa state where Almajiri system has become a menace and security threats, his government  is approaching insecurity in three different ways which include providing job through agriculture , vocational and technical skills as well as ensuring that parents who send their children to Almajiri school are able to take care of such children and a bill to that effect will soon be in place.

He vowed that Nasarawa state government under his leadership will make sure that begging on the street is a crime, adding that the rights of children must be protected.

The governor said that begging is not part of the concept of Almajiri system of Islamic education, he therefore shifted the blame on parents who give birth to children and dump them into begging in the name of Almajiri system.