
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has called on leaders in Northern Nigeria to prioritise education as a means of addressing the Almajiri system, which he described as a threat to the region's development. According to Punch, the governor argued that improving access to education would help tackle the challenges associated with the system, under which large numbers of children leave home for Islamic instruction and often end up living on the streets.
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