Zamfara worried over 2million Almajiris, Assembly official blames Muslim scholars
Zamfara Director of Budget, Hamza Salisu, says there are about 2 million Almajiris in the state.
Stressing that government has the power to formulate policies to tackle Almajiri issues, he said, “individual levels, groups and associations, must also contribute in sensitising members of the public”. Jangebe clarfied that street begging had no relation with acquisition of Qur’anic education, adding that “scholars defending begging in the name of Islam are not teaching the true meaning of the religion”.condemned the Almajiri situation.
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