Abandoned, homeless: Plight of Almajiri children in Jos raises concern

Lawan is an 8-year-old almajiri boy who roams the streets of Jos, Plateau State, daily in search of alms and food.  According to the innocent-looking boy, he hails from Katsina State and was brought to Jos by his own father, who handed him over to an Islamic scholar popularly known as Mallam to study the […] Abandoned, homeless: Plight of Almajiri children in Jos raises concern

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