Start Punishing Parents Who Refuse To Educate Their Children, Group Tells FG

According to Premium Times, a group has urged the Nigerian
government to criminalize the failure of parents to enrol their children in
schools.

The charge was given in Abuja by a nongovernmental
organization, Paulash Initiative, during its programme to increase awareness of
the impact of girl child education.

The founder of the group, Folashade Okomayi, said unless the
government makes non-enrollment of school-aged children an offence punishable
by law, Nigeria will not be able to rid itself of out- of-school children.

“I think what the government should do is that when children
are seen hawking; or doing menial jobs during school hours; government should
take them somewhere and trace their parents or wards,” she said.

“If they punish one or two parents under a certain law that
should be enacted for the purpose; others will take caution.”