An Ilorin, Kwara state based Islamic Orphanage Foundation Tuesday lamented the growing number of orphans in the various internally displaced camps in Nigeria.
The foundation is worried because the trend is being caused by the spate of killings going on in parts of the country.
It also expressed worries about the safety of those in IDPS camps amidst persistent insecurity and killings in some parts of the country.
The foundation which was established 13 years ago currently has 276 under its care.
Chairman of the foundation Ahmad S. Allege said this in Ilorin, the state capital at this year’s annual meeting of the IOF.
He urged the federal government to as a matter of urgency nip the killings in the board.
“We appeal to the federal and state governments, traditional and spiritual institution leaders to address the issue of insecurity in the country.As we all know that the result of this will produce a lot of orphans all over .Our IDP centres are also not safe with incessant attacks on the innocent people.
We want to see the whole scenario as been politically motivated and the root of the whole killings must be identified and the culprits brought to book,” he added.
Allege, an architect, said the foundation was always overwhelmed at the beginning of every academic session when raising funds for the payment of orphans who were in higher institutions.
He said “as at today I wish to let you know that our children are 276 in number out of which 84 of them are in tertiary institutions all over the country, while 9 are receiving training on in different professions out of which four will be empowered today ( Sunday).
He urged government at all levels to “create a window” through which they would engage orphans who graduates from school under the foundation’s care to reduce rates of unemployment.
He however expressed displeasure that some parents have not been taking good care of children in their custody saying that the foundation would take custody of most of the children when it centre is completed.