Sen. Ahmad Babba-Kaita representing Katsina north senatorial district has said that the almajiri challenge is the next greatest danger Nigeria is facing after Boko Haram. The senator said this in Abuja on Saturday at an event organised by an advocacy group known as Almajiri Child Right Initiative (ACRI), to mark the 2019 Almajiri Child Rights Day. He observed that the almajiri children lacked parental care, love and good upbringing. He said ACRI is joined by other child right advocates in Nigeria and across the world, to mark the second annual Almajiri Child Rights Day. “Government must address the social, educational, nutritional and security situation of the almajiri child.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 15:41 UTC