The Kaduna State government has arrested a cleric, Aliyu Maikwari,
in Zaria for allegedly keeping young girls in his almajiri school.
According to DailyTrust, the government said it has evacuated 327
out of 500 other children from the house where the children were being
accommodated.
Speaking to newsmen, the Commissioner for Human Development and
Social Services, Hajiya Hafsat Baba said out of the almajirai evacuated,
17 were girls between the ages of 8 and 10 and were mixed up with other
older boys in the same house.
She described the situation as against the teaching of Islam and
blamed the parents of the girls for giving out their daughters to the
man.
"When I was told I couldn't believe it until I saw the
pictures. Young girls of not more than eight to 10 years were mixed up
with these boys.
"We were able to evacuate 327 out of the 500 children in the
house. Because he was so stubborn we had to use operatives of
'Operation Yaki' to arrest him.
"We also understand that he gives out these girls for marriage. He is now under investigation in Kaduna," she said.
She said the cleric was arrested as part of the state government's
operation to evacuate almajiri from the state and send them back to
their parents to curtail the spread of the COVID-19.
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