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Pandemic feared fuelling child abuse at Nigeria’s Islamic schools

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Thomson Reuters Foundation Efforts to stop abuse and forced begging of pupils at Islamic schools in northern Nigeria are at risk as the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could push more struggling families to enrol their children, according to campaigners. The Islamic schools, known locally as almajiri schools, are estimated to host about 10 […]