Officials of Kaduna State government have busted an Almajiri school in Zaria where girls are kept in the same room as their male counterparts.
The proprietor of the Islamic school, who was accused of giving away female pupils in marriage, was arrested.
Commissioner for Human Development and Social Services, Hafsat Baba said 327 out of 500 pupils have been evacuated from the mud house where they were accommodated.
Hafsat said investigations showed that the proprietor of the school marries off the girls.
She said that out of the 327 children evacuated, 17 were girls aged between eight and 10.
The Commissioner said the school proprietor Aliyu Maikwari, who hails from Dakingari in Kebbi State, will soon be prosecuted.
