Sultan urges enrolment of street children in schools

Says Islam does not permit begging
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From Ola Muhammad, Birnin Kebbi
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, has urged stakeholders in Nigeria to enrol children roaming the streets in formal schools, saying that Islam does not permit begging.
The Sultan stated this in Argungu during the takeover of the Argungu Orphanage Home and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development (SFPD) by the Kebbi State Government to tackle the challenge of out-of-school children in the countr...