The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday, suspended the planned expulsion of street children known as almajiri from the state.
Since the coronavirus broke out across states in Nigeria, many governors have expelled these street kids, seeking Islamic knowledge, to their respective states of origin.
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But the Zamfara governor's spokesperson, Yusuf Idris, in a statement quoted his principal as saying, "my administration will not repatriate any almajiri from the state, all those repatriated from other states can come to Zamfara and will be accommodated.
He said the decision followed "a careful study of almajiri system in the state which only needs to be integrated into western education for the purpose of acquiring qualitative education in both western and Islamic knowledge".
He added that "almajiri have a right to quality education at all levels of governance in the country, Zamfara State inclusive."
