The Almajiri

How much?

Please reduce the price.

Reduce the price.

I want to buy three pieces.

Reduce the price.

Ah-ah! Thief!

- Leave me alone! - Thief.

- Hey! - Thief!

Leave me alone!

Snake!

My phone!

Rabiu!

Rabiu!

Rabiu!

Catch him!

Hey, my friend.

You are the one we've being waiting for since.

Who did you see?

Who did you see?

Look at him over there.

Oh! Really?

Our friend.

We have been waiting for, hurry please.

We have been here waiting for you since.

- Honestly, Sani. - Really.

We were lucky today.

- What and what did we get today? - What we got?

Here it is.

These are the things. Take.

Then this one also.

See, this money,

shouldn't we use this money to get drinks, food to enjoy our self?

Because we haven't eaten anything these past two days.

Don't worry about that now.

How much do you think we can sell this phone?

This phone?

I think it can sell for 1000.

Honestly,

this phone should cost more. Are you listening to me?

You know what? Just forget about the phone for now,

let's just count the money first.

Who will even buy this phone from us with value as we are not adults?

Do you think it's possible?

Do you know how much we have here?

- No. - We have nothing less than 5000 naira.

But I don't think this money can get us bus ticket to Abuja.

But if we postpone our trip by one or two months,

we can get enough.

How much have we spent? What if we didn't get this one?

So you mean we would not be going to Abuja any longer?

No, stop saying that, we will go.

But we have to be careful moving forward.

We need to be very careful

so that we won't get caught.

Let's go, take this money, and get something delicious to enjoy our lives.

So we should use this money to eat and

forget about traveling to Abuja?

What do you mean, Sani?

I mean, I am hungry or don't you guys feel the type of hunger I am feeling?

Okay then.

You see, that's the major reason why I am telling you

we need to go to Abuja. If we go there, we would forget about hunger,

we will go to school, we would get big jobs, do big things.

You will see that all the people living in Abuja don't go hungry or suffer,

they eat whatever they like, enjoy life unlike us here.

But hear me out, let's all calm down.

We will use some part of the money for ourselves.

Let us get something very cheap like chin chin.

So you mean we can't buy something delicious

to eat and enjoy our lives?

You are very self-indulgent. Every time, enjoyment.

Let's go.

Not that way, this way.

- Let's follow this way. - Let's go this way.

Hey! My shoe.

Bring the bag.

Let's go.

I'm praying that one day they catch.

- Sani and beat him very well. - I swear.

You too, I hope one day the scribe will punish

and make you clean the entire compound alone.

We have never

found ourselves in a time when insecurity is as terrible as this.

But do you know what our governor did?

-He used all the money that is -How much do you sell your food?

-Meant for security, -What and what do you want?

-For peace and stability -I want rice and stew with chicken, and

- to purchase luxurious cars. - goat meat.

-He bought bulletproof cars, -And

- cars that bullets can't penetrate. - You mean plantain?

-He bought them for himself, -Yes.

- And his parliament members. - You don't want beans?

Me, under my own tenure,

Your bill is 700 naira each.

...in Kano,

-we will use -Seven hundred naira?

All our resources

to solve insecurity.

We'll make sure that

there's peace of mind in Kano.

We will use all means, including resources from investors.

We'll make sure we include all investors so we can get more funds from them.

We would draw the attention of the federal government to this matter.

That's why voting for our party

has more advantages because

we are the same party as the government and work hand in hand with them.

We know every possible way of solving this insecurity.

Distinguished,

don't you think the insecurity issue is beyond what you just mentioned?

Well, possibly.

Maybe it's beyond that.

But as you know, buying bulletproof cars is not the solution either.

- Rabiu. - Yes?

Please, give me the money with you,

let me go pay for the food, because what you gave me is not enough.

Are you sure you have sense? You don't have sense Sani.

Yes, I know you gave me 1000, but the food cost 2500.

What?!

What kind of food did you buy?

You are very unreasonable honestly.

What sort of food costs 2500?

Only rice and stew. If you think it's not okay, you can go and talk to them,

they can change it for you.

Sani, you have to be careful, honestly.

You know we don't have enough money.

You know this food is too expensive.

You yourself know we don't have money,

and this is not our last meal of today.

But you are the one who told us we have 5000.

So because I said we have 5000, you expect us to spend all the money on food?

I have already hidden the money, it's not with me.

- I didn't bring it. - Okay.

Okay, just pay for only my food, it's 700 naira.

We cannot afford to pay 700 naira for only your food.

If we pay 700 naira for you, then what would Mustapha and I eat?

But I think one plate is enough for all of us.

- We can share. - What plate?

I only know of the scribe's bowl.

One bowl can never be enough for the three of us.

One bowl of what exactly?

One bowl for rice, chicken, meat, and fried plantain.

We love learning and tinkering with robots. It's cool and fun.

The program enables children in Abuja to learn about robotics, coding, and more.

The founder of the initiative, Paul Madan has this to say.

Hey, Rabiu.

What are you thinking about?

I was just thinking

how great it will be if the scribe got us a television.

At home, we will keep watching cartoons,

and other films, he can also watch the news.

No way.

You know the scribe will never buy a TV for us.

I know he will not, but I want to put together one by myself.

Oh come on now, you know you are being a joker.

I am serious.

I can get the screen, get a radio speaker,

and an adapt or then try and join them together,

so I can get what I want.

I will put a speaker and a TV screen. If I get all this,

I believe I can do what I want to do.

All these things you are saying,

I don't even understand exactly where you are headed.

- Ours is to listen as he talks, right? - No problem, we've heard.

Let's go to that dump site,

- let's go and get some of the things. - Okay, let's go.

You guys, keep quiet.

- Ahmed. - Yes, Scribe.

- Umar. - Yes, Scribe.

- Hamisu. - Yes, Scribe.

Read out what I just taught you.

Oh no.

Read it for me.

I seek refuge in God...

In the name of God...

You see?

You see what I keep telling you?

I dedicate myself, teach you,

but you don't pay attention at all.

You have disappointed me.

I am not happy.

- Rabiu. - Yes, Scribe.

Read it, let them hear.

Okay.

I seek refuge in God from Satan. In God's name, the most gracious and merciful.

Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, he is doomed. His wealth won't help him.

He will burn in a fire of blazing flame. And his wife, the carrier of firewood,

around her neck is a rope of twisted fiber.

God is the greatest.

God is the greatest.

So you see,

Rabiu that is so dedicated to learn

he recited everything perfectly.

Verse by verse.

But you, you don't know anything except to play around.

As a result, when you retire to your rooms,

practice what I have taught you.

Did you hear me or not?

We've heard you, Scribe.

Did you hear me or not?

We've heard you, Scribe.