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AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE ALMAJIRI CHILDREN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NIGERIA

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Τίτλος: AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON THE ALMAJIRI CHILDREN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF NIGERIA
Συγγραφείς: Abdulrazaq Fatimah F, AyinlaLukman A
Πηγή: The International Journal of Ethiopian Legal Studies; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): The International Journal of Ethiopian Legal Studies ; 2413-6948 ; 2410-3616
Στοιχεία εκδότη: University of Gondar
Έτος έκδοσης: 2025
Θεματικοί όροι: Legal impacts, Vulnerable persons, COVID-19, Northern part of Nigeria, Almajiri Children
Περιγραφή: This paper examined the legal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Almajiri children in the Northern part of Nigeria, with consideration of the current serious socio-economic and political challenges ravaging the peaceful existence of the region. The varying threats of insurgency, banditry, cattle rustling, ethno-religious crisis, and kidnapping that have substantially wrecked the Northern part of Nigeria in recent times make the Almajiri children a soft target to this novel pandemic. Factors such as overpopulation, paucity of funds, inadequate human andmaterial resources, and large-scale widespread ignorance in the region predispose Almajiri children to the devastating impact of COVID-19 regulations. It was observed that the current structural formation of the Almajiri system, which has blown out of proportion across the Northern states in Nigeria, is a serious concern that requires meticulous planning and a viable mechanism to avert a devastating catastrophe in the region. This paper is analytical and based on the survey of relevant available literature and verifiable reports. This paper thus asserts that the current overwhelming socio-economic and political quagmire in which the Northern part of Nigeria has degenerated makes the Almajiri children negatively affected by the COVID-19 regulations. This paper finally concludes that the cross-repatriation of the Almajiri children to their respective states of origin is not only a breach of their Constitutional rights as citizens of Nigeria but also an ill-conceived approach anathema to the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy.
Τύπος εγγράφου: article in journal/newspaper
Περιγραφή αρχείου: application/pdf
Γλώσσα: English
Relation: https://journal.uog.edu.et/index.php/IJELS/article/view/1004/400; https://journal.uog.edu.et/index.php/IJELS/article/view/1004
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://journal.uog.edu.et/index.php/IJELS/article/view/1004
Rights: Copyright (c) 2020 Abdulrazaq Fatimah F, AyinlaLukman A ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.D880B9B
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE
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