Photo: Ben Ezeamalu/Premium TimesThe American University of Nigeria' Feed and Read for Boys programme in Yola . The American University of Nigeria, Yola, has said its Feed and Read for Boys programme has prevented hundreds of Almajiri children from becoming members of the Boko Haram insurgent group in the North-east. The AUN, founded by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, launched the Feed and Read for Boys programme in early 2015. Originally designed for Almajiri boys, as more children orphaned by Boko Haram appeared on the streets of Yola, and often at the gates of AUN, the programme was expanded, according to the university. "And so the programme started.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2017 08:15 UTC