Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, Fatima Akilu, Aisha Waziri- Umar, Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome, Ada Ngozi Maduakoh and Modupe OniIn the last month, social media has been awash with multiple scenes, most from Northern Nigeria, of mile-long queues of hungry young children—Almajirai or Almajiri children as they are now referred to; bowls in hand, waiting for food.
The original intention of the Almajiri system of education cannot be faulted. Northern Nigeria is predominantly Muslim, and a Quranic education is a crucial feature of Islam, and was seen as a revered, parallel and analogous system to Western education. The initial failings of the system were akin to the failings of our non-Islamic schools; poor infrastructure and pedagogy and an abysmal quality of formal education for the teachers resulting in high levels of illiteracy and ignorance.
We cannot hold our heads up while any of our children are being so debased. We as concerned mothers rally, and in the spirit of the courageous women of Nigeria; of Aba and Abeokuta; of Nana Asma’u of Sokoto, daughter of Usman Dan Fodio; renowned scholar, teacher, poet, diplomat and advisor of rulers; with sorrowful defiance, figuratively bare our breasts in protest at this collective shame!
You all are completely missing the mark in this almajiri story by failing to call it what it is. Almajirinci is a creation of the northern elites for the lower strata of the society and can only be solved by same northern elites👌🏾👌🏾
They are shameless and only very few among them do voice out but the majority of them have are quiet
Northern elders have failed the region for too long.This one's will grow up to become what?
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