Taking a cue from the Federal Government, the Taraba State government has announced its plan to construct 32 Almajiri Schools in the state.
Disclosing this in Jalingo, the state capital, Director, Nomadic Education, State Universal Basic Education Board, Alhaji Hussain Kabri, said this would complement the two existing Almajiri schools established by the Federal Government in the state.
According to him, the decision to construct the schools became necessary because the number of Almajiris keeps growing in the state.
“A recent survey conducted by the state government indicates that there are over 4,000 Almajiri’s of primary school age in Jalingo, Sardauna, Mutum-biyu, Ibi and Gashaka areas.
“The two Almajiri schools built by the federal government in Mutum biyu and Jalingo can only cater for 150 students in those areas.
“Therefore, we are planning to build two Almajiri schools in each of the 16 council areas of the state, so that we can capture thousands of other Amajiris that have no access to western education,” he said.
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