"Victims were also found to have been subjected to various inhuman and degrading treatments." The raid occurred on October 12 in Sabon Garin in the Daura local government area of Katsina state. Islamic schools, known as Almajiris, are common across the mostly Muslim north of Nigeria. In June, President Buhari, himself a Muslim, said the government planned to ban the schools, but would not do so immediately. Buhari's office declined to immediately comment on the Katsina raid, saying it would issue a statement after a full briefing from police.

Source: bd News24 October 14, 2019 21:45 UTC