The Sultan of Sokoto and the President-General

Sultan Takes Responsibility For Children Orphaned By Insurgency

Sultan Takes Responsibility For Children Orphaned By Insurgency

The Sultan of Sokoto and the President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that children who were orphaned as a result of insurgency would be left in his care and are his responsibilty.

The Sultan made the declaration on Saturday, during the Eid-el-fitr lunch which was organised for the students of UK Jarma Academy in Sokoto State.

The school founded by a Sokoto-based Philanthropist, Alhaji Umarun Kwabo, holds an estimated total of 171 Orphans from Borno, Yobe and Sokoto states. These include 117 orphans from Borno, 21 from Yobe and 33 from Sokoto …