"Yes."
"Didn't the person who taught you to read go there?" Bala laughed. "Who says I know how to read? No one in the almajirici knows how to read." I was shocked. "But you said you'd teach me if I gave you money."
Bala shook his head. "If you give me money, lots of it, I will use it to find someone who knows how to read and he will teach you." The matter was getting confusing and I didn't like it.
"How much money would you need to find this person?" I demanded. Bala shrugged. "It's depends. If it's Hausa or Arabic you want, it will not cost you as much as wanting to learn to read English.