No fewer than 450,000 children who have dropped out of school roam the streets of Gombe, Acting Chairman of Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Zulaihatu Madugu, said on Thursday. Madugu decried the high number of children roaming the streets in Nigeria, saying the situation was worrisome. The Acting Chairman attributed the inability of most students to complete their education, to early marriage and poverty, among other reasons. “We want to build the capacity of the 100 undergraduates who are from Gombe State, to go into their various communities as vanguards and get our children back to school. Madugu further explained that the training was part of activities organized to commemorate the Day of the African Child.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 20:48 UTC