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Nigerian state launches mass evacuation of street children

Sharia police, the Hisbah, have carried out midnight raids on motor parks, markets and street corners in the regional capital, Kano, since the beginning of the year, evacuating children as they sleep.

Many street children sleep in the open and have no access to education and parental care. (AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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KANO - Authorities in northern Nigeria’s largest city have begun evacuating more than 5,000 street children seen as a "security threat" and a growing concern as

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