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Saudi foundation commissions mosque, orphanage in Kano
A Saudi-based humanitarian organisation, Albidairi Foundation, has commissioned a 700-capacity orphanage home and a 5,000-capacity mosque in Kano State.
The facility, named Albidairi Orphanage Home, was inaugurated on Saturday at Langel in Tofa Local Government Area of the state to support vulnerable children and tackle the menace of out-of-school children.
Speaking at the event, the Director of the home, Sheikh Adam Yushau Adam, said the orphanage was founded by Abu-Abdurrahman Al-Bidairi, under the Albidairi Foundation which is registered in Nigeria and engaged in humanitarian activities.
He explained that the home is designed to accommodate 14 children per room, each with a toilet, nanny, and teachers who will provide both Islamic and Western education.
“The children will memorise the Qur’an here, and there is also provision for sports activities. The place is powered 24/7 by solar energy and equipped with adequate security,” he said.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by the Commissioner of Education, Ali Haruna Makoda, described the intervention as timely.
He noted that Kano has the highest rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria, worsened by insecurity in neighbouring states which has led to an influx of widows and orphans.
“Establishments like this will help address part of these challenges and reduce social vices,” he said.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and the Disabled, Hajiya Amina Abdullahi Sani, said the orphanage would ease the burden on government.
She stressed that the state has intensified efforts to certify and accredit legal orphanages while cracking down on illegal ones.
Dr Nura Abdullahi, Director of Alkahirat Islamic Trust, highlighted the spiritual significance of caring for orphans in Islam.
“Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was an orphan. He said whosoever takes care of an orphan, paradise is compulsory for him. The proprietor of this foundation has never been to Nigeria, yet his helping hand has reached us,” he said.
Sani Ibrahim, 17, has always wanted to get a university degree. He already has a secondary school leaving certificate and tertiary education is the next logical step. But that dream was indefinitely placed on hold when terrorists killed his parents last year. The boy, who is from Yanbuki, a village in the Zurmi area of Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, now works on farms in neighbouring villages to sustain himself.
“I feel terribly bad when I remember the incident but I leave everything to God,” he said, clearing tears using his shirt. “Both my parents were killed by terrorists in Nov. 2021. It was the darkest moment of my life because they were planning on taking me to the university but God did not wish so.”
He also said he missed his parents and “feels very hurt when I want things that I know they are the only people to provide them.”
Ibrahim is the first of five children, and is now responsible for the care of his younger siblings, who could not also proceed with their studies because the public school in their village was destroyed by terrorists. Many teachers have fled the community too.
Yanbuki is one of the frequently attacked places in Zamfara, with the crisis leading to huge losses of lives and property. Many of the over 42,000 displaced residents have resorted to begging for food and shelter.
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