Daily Nigerian
Stakeholders in Bauchi State have said that lack of support to Quranic (tsangaya) teachers is compelling the almajiri (disciples) to turn to street begging in the state.
The stakeholders expressed this thought in Bauchi on Saturday in a nine-point communique issued at the end of a meeting of stakeholders, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC).
The communique was signed by Dr Muhammad Mujtaba, Chairman of the communique committee.
The meeting was convened with a view to finding solutions to the plight of almajiri in the state.
The stakeholders urged the government to set aside intervention funds and resources for the almaji…
