DAILY TRUST
No fewer than 30 million Almajiri and 20 million out-of-school children are roaming about and in need of attention, a government official has said.
Dr Muhammad Idris, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja.
Speaking at the inauguration of an eight-man committee to reform the Almajiri education, Idris said the children needed a sense of belonging and direction in their lives.
“With the emergence of social vices, a lot of people are taking advantage of the vulnerability of Almajiri children.
“It is no longer acceptable that people will give birth to children and throw them into the streets for begging. This is about Nigeria and not a segment of the society.
“Almajiri now has various leadership bodies with over 2,000 associations, and it became difficult for the government to harness them.
“So, the government felt there was a need to look at this with the view to give them modern pedagogy.
“We must put all hands on deck to address this part of education that has been neglected for some time,” he said.
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