Arrest anyone that stops Alamajiris from entering their states – Ex-Lawmaker says
By Umar Ahmed
Following the exchange of Almajiris between states, a 2nd republic Lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Muhammad, has called for the arrest and prosecution of security operatives at the borders that allow for Almajiris to be concealed in trailers like cows to smuggled to the Southern States.
Muhammad, who was speaking against the backdrop of a recent situation when South East, South-South States clamped down on Almajiris relocating from North, says he doesn’t believe the Almajiris treatment was necessary.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari in his COVID-19 broadcast on April 27, 2020, had talked about the new plan to ensure there is no movement between States, however, the security at the border posts have been compromising and letting the Almajiris to be smuggled to other States.
The ex-lawmaker told TheGuardian Newspaper that his views for the past 60 years on Almajerai has not changed. “I don’t believe the almajiri is necessary, I don’t believe it is politics or religion, I don’t believe it is in the interest of our country to allow this unhealthy phenomenon.
“It is economically counterproductive, it does not help in developing the country or developing the young men who are the Almajerai.
“If they are brought up to be almajerai most of them does not know the Koran, they don’t know modern education, they have no trade, no job, they have no training, so as far as I am concerned it is, in fact, an abuse of these children who are brought up to be almajerai.”
He said on top of that, it is important to realise that if the almajerias decide to get married, there is a responsibility attached to that marriage, if they decide to have a child there is a responsibility attached to then as far as that child is concerned.
“The idea that you can decide to get married and start producing children like rats is simply uncalled for and in the long run a criminal offence as far as I am concerned.
“Bringing up a child in this modern age of the 21st century who is not educated, who knows nothing about religion, who knows nothing about any profession is also a crime against humanity.”
“So as far as I am concerned, whatever the inconveniencies these almajerai are subjected to, I am all for it, because I want it discouraged, and at some point in the near future, I want it completely to be stopped because we have the people who have refuse to really stamp their feet on the ground to put a stop to it simply because they don’t have the political will”.
He explained further that the people who are supposed to say no, don’t do so.
“Secondly there is also the idea that because of our liberal nature you can travel all the way from Lagos to Maiduguri to Sokoto to Calabar, without being harassed because they take advantage of that to go and now have so many colonies of Almajiris in so many places where the culture is not there.”
He said as far as he is concerned he has no problem with them being treated in a shabby manner adding that if they are caught they should be apprehended.
“The almajerai may be innocent but those who facilitate their journeys should be arrested and jailed. Unless we put our foot down we are not going to have an end to this criminal phenomenon.”
Dr jinodu, God bless you
Those sponsoring amajaris should be arrested prosecuted . Gov wike over to you sir
this lawmaker if actually it’s a lawmaker that made this kind of statement, should be ashamed of himself for making this kind of statement it was the useless self serving laws they made that brought this nation into this mess and the useful laws they consciously avoided to make that produce the so called almajiries all over the place. Who are those who are the parents of these children, where did they came from what is the system that legitimise almajiri?
Why cant the northern leaders organise these children and send them back to their respective parents. They didn’t drop from the sky, they have parents somewhere in the north. By sending them down south, you are further making life harder for them. Because down here, they are not needed and nobody, I mean ,nobody is ready to give them support of any kind. How can people have children and want to run away from their responsibilities as parents.
Result of marrying too many wives
DrJunaidu is against transporting almajiris to south states where they don’t belong. But your headline is reading what is in your mind of confusion.
Your headline and the main news are contracting and confusing. May be I don’t understand
Why is the headline of this article misleading?
Based on what I read, there’s a negative correlation between the title and the article itself.
It would be necessary to correct it.
Your headline is not in line with the main story. Terrible
For the first time someone have said the truth.