5000 policemen mobilised for presidential visit

Security has been tightened in Sokoto as President Goodluck Jonathan visits the state to inaugurate the Federal Government Model Almajiri School. The Almajiri School project is part of the programmes initiated by the Federal Government to combat the poor education of youths in the North, which is believed to be one of the reasons for the security breach in that part of the country. The police have mobilised about 5,000 men for today’s presidential visit. The model boarding school with modern facilities is in Gagi in Sokoto metropolis. The Federal Executive Council approved  the construction of 400 Almajiri schools across the 19 Northern states. Government is spending about N5b on the project. The approval was in fulfillment of the promise by Jonathan  to tackle the Almajiri syndrome in the Northern states by ensuring that millions of the street children  get access to formal education. The President insisted that the Almajiri syndrome was responsible for the high level of insecurity and other social menace in the North.