Gombe State Government says it will begin data capture of all Tsangaya Schools and Almajirai across the state.
The move is part of the government’s effort to reform the Almajiri system of education and ascertain their number and states of origin.
Special Adviser to Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya on Tsangaya and Almajirai, Sayyada Aminatu, disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust.
Aminatu said that her office would collaborate with the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, to register all the Almajiri in the state.
She said Identity Cards would be issued to them to enable their movement without being harassed.
She condemned the attitude of parents who abandoned their children in Tsangaya schools without proper arrangements, leaving them to fend for themselves.
She further said, “Everyone knows that the education system has changed, but these young children are seen roaming the streets and have become a nuisance at bus stops and other gatherings due to a lack of Western education.
“It is disheartening to notice almajirai spending the night in motor parks and markets. These young children have no means of survival due to the high cost of living.”
