Islamic teacher who keeps over 500 almajiri girls and boys together inside mud house arrested

 Islamic instructor who supposedly keeps more than 500 young men and young ladies as almajiri in Zaria, Kaduna State, has been captured and is as of now being examined by the police. 

This was uncovered by the state Commissioner for Human Development and Social Services, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, while talking with newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday. 

She said the state government had emptied 327 out of more than 500 in the mud house ‎where the young ladies were obliged. 

She said out of the almajirai emptied, 17 were young ladies between the ages of eight and ten and were blended in with other more seasoned young men in a similar house. 

She portrayed the circumstance as unislamic and accused the parent of the young ladies for keeping their girls with the man. 

She gave the name of the educator as Aliyu Maikwari ‎from Dakingari town in Kebbi State yet dwelling in Zaria. 

"At the point when I was told, I was unable to trust it until I saw the photos. Little youngsters not more than 8-multi year old and were stirred up with these young men and he lives in Zaria. 

"We had the option to clear 327 out of the 500 youngsters in the house‎ in light of the fact that he was so difficult we needed to utilize Operation Yaki to capture him. 

"We additionally comprehend that he gives out these young ladies for marriage so he is in Kaduna now under scrutiny. Service of Justice will likewise proceed from that point," she said. 

The official thought about how the malam will keep young ladies as almajiri, including that "this is upsetting, unislamic and what is he instructing them? Pleasing young ladies and young men and he doesn't have a quarters to isolate them."