According to Zagazola makama, a Counter insurgency expert in lake chad region. This story highlighted the plight of a six-year-old almajiri boy suffering from malaria, hunger, and headaches. Despite having parents, he was sent alone for religious studies without their care.
The boy is severely ill, struggling with intense hunger and fever, underscoring the critical need to stop sending young children into almajiri until they are at least ten years old to protect their health and well-being.
This emphasizes the need for the government and communities to take measures to protect children from such conditions.
The boy, battling not only malaria but also debilitating headaches, symbolizes the broader suffering of many almajiri children who are exposed to harsh living conditions without adequate food, shelter, or medical care.
His story underscores the pressing need for immediate action to protect the health and well-being of young children.
Advocates are calling for a halt to sending children into the almajiri system until they are at least ten years old.
This measure, they argue, is crucial to prevent young children from enduring similar hardships.