Dr. Nuraddeen Sani Nuhu, a researcher on the Almajiri system and activist against street begging, has stirred controversy after declaring that most parents do not send their children away for Quranic education — but to “evade the responsibilities God placed upon them.”
In an unfiltered video, Dr. Nuhu said he interviewed parents across villages in Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, and Saminaka. When told Quranic schools could be localized and children wouldn’t need to beg, many parents argued “a child will not focus near family” or “urban schools are better.”
But the narrative shifted when money entered the conversation. Dr. Nuhu said he asked: “If we cover all feeding costs and the child studies under your care, would you keep him?” Nearly 70% said yes if given financial support.
“This directly confirms to us that these children are not being sent away primarily to study the Quran,” he said. “Rather, they are being sent away to evade the responsibilities tied to parenting.”
According to him, the Almajiri crisis is “not a religious matter centered on studying the Quran.” Instead, “it is simply a matter of looking for a way to escape the duties that God has mandated upon an individual.”
His comments have sparked heated debate, challenging long-held beliefs that Almajiri is purely a religious tradition and pointing instead to parental neglect as the real drivers of street begging.
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