Child begging in the north has nothing to do with Islam – Sultan of Sokoto

Child begging in the north has nothing to do with Islam – Sultan of Sokoto

– The Sultan of Sokoto said child begging in the north is not connectd with Islam –  In his meeting with the UNICEF representatives he stre... 02:46:00

– The Sultan of Sokoto said child begging in the north is not connectd with Islam

– In his meeting with the UNICEF representatives he stressed the need to pay special attention to girl-child education in Nigeria

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III

Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, on February 20 characterized Almajiri, or child begging, as un-Islamic The Nation reports.

The monarch made a remark speaking at the meeting between the representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigerian bodies on the development of a girl-child in the country.

“We talk about Almajiri in the North, and we keep on seeing it as if it is a religious issue. ‘Almajirinci’ has nothing to do with Islam. It is an issue of poverty and nothing more, and the earlier we all recognized this fact, the better for us.”

He further stressed the importance of ensuring proper education for girls saying:

“We believe an educated girl is better in bringing up better family and citizenry to the world because we all know the importance of our mothers.

“They trained and brought us up. If you check the lifestyle of an individual, if it’s good, check the family background; and if bad check the family background. The women play that important role of bringing up the society.

“Here in northern Nigeria, we don’t pay much attention to girl-child education. As we all know an educated woman is more an asset than uneducated one or even educated man, you must be knowledgeable to lead. To rule you must be knowledgeable.

“The girl-child education has become very important especially now that the world is facing social problems, and Nigeria is part of that global village.”

In response, Jean Gough of UNICEF Nigeria expressed hope that 2016 would become the year of change in terms of education.

“We know Nigeria is working to achieving the goal of President Muhammadu Buhari in transforming the education sector. We hope this year 2016 will be a year of true change. Change can only happen when leaders in Nigeria are in partnership with all second of education and when proper action is taken.”

It should be recalled that the UNICEF has recently provided a terrifying figure reporting that 300,000 Nigerian children might lose their lives in 2016 because of malnutrition, unless relevant policy with proper funding is implemented.

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