By Abdallah el-Kurebe
Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has disclosed that he would train 200 that have been orphaned by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.
He made the statement at the opening of the 28th National Conference of the Muslim Sisters Organization of Nigeria in Sokoto on Friday.
, with a theme:” Muslim Women and Emerging Challenges .”
According to the Sultan, “There are more than 50,000 of these orphans in various Internally Displaced Camps in the North East and one will shed tears if you see them.
“So we are making arrangements to bring at least 200 of them to Sokoto and a house had already been prepared for them here. The aim of the gesture is to train them to any level of education they so desire, hence, have a bright future, as well a sense of belonging,” he stated.
The Sultan challenged the organization to brainstorm on ways to curb the high cost of marriages, high rate of divorce in the north and the stemming tide of drugs abuse.
Abubakar further underscored the importance of girl child education, women empowerment and reducing the vulnerabilities of women and children.
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