rural communities who prevented arrests or justice to be metted on perpetrators of SGBV.
Ahmed therefore solicited for the Emirate Council’s support and assistance in bringing perpetrators of SGBV within their areas of responsibility to account for their actions.
She also solicited the emirate and and state government’s support in bringing back stolen children from Zaria LGA who were found to have been sold in other regions of the country.
Also, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, lamented that a lot of children and especially adolescents girls in rural communities were vulnerable.
Salisu, represented by Hajiya Rakiya Abubakar, therefore said that UNICEF’s involvement and support to the ministry ensured identification of Almajiri and children who don’t attend school.
She noted that they were working towards ensuring that the identified children were taken care of and given other assistance.
Salisu, therefore, urged the Zazzau emir to bless the endeavour while seeking the emirate council’s assistance in possible ways to actualise their set objectives.
Responding, the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, said studying in Almajiri school was not bad, but should be done in one’s environment and not inter-city.
He noted that the ideal situation was for parents who wanted thier children to acquire Qur’anic or Islamic knowledge in Almajiri school, to ensure they did it at their watch and care.
He restated the emirate council’s willingness to support the move towards ensuring that the lives of children and adolescent girls were safe, free from vulnerability and attaining their desired position in the society and their educational endeavours.
