Nigeria s Poorest Kids Trapped By Islamist Almajiri System

Almajiri Is Begging: 7 million Nigerian children are educated in the Almajiri system, where they are at risk of being used for criminal activities. The Ethiopian Tribe That Kills Children - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RON_AicAVN8 We Are Not Rebels, We Are Refugees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhIFBuYFrME The Untold Story Of Nigeria s WW2 Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5gSlraEGSo Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://journeyman.tv/69370/short-films/almajari-is-begging-hd.html Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures In Northern Nigeria, millions of children live in the Almajiri system. By night they memorise the Qur an, and by day they beg for food and money. We meet the Almajiri children trapped in a cycle of poverty and extremist influences. "They wake up as early as 3am or 4am to begin their Qur an studies until dawn at about 7am", describes teacher Abdullahi Lakare. In Northern Nigeria, over 7 million children live outside of the official school system. Instead, they are sent to schools where they learn to recite the Qu ran and are forced to beg. But these children are in danger of being used for criminal activities, and they are even recruited into terrorist groups such as Boko Haram. As a State Education Officer describes, "If you can give them money to spend, whatever you ask them to do they will do it." Temitope Kalejaiye – Ref. 6618 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.