Coronavirus: Kano State Government Starts The Evacuation Of Almajiris

The Kano State government led by Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has of today has sanctioned the deportation of Almajiris from the state back to their home towns and home states, as tension brews in the state with the steady increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in the state. Almajiri in Kano State Deported

This new policy meant to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in the State, and protect the young Almajiris was disclosed by the Director-General, Media and Communication, Salihu Yakasai, in a Twitter post where he noted that the deportation was in order to help reduce the risk of exposing the Almajiri children from contracting the deadly virus.

“H.E. @GovUmarGanduje has today, disclosed that his government has begun the deportation of Almajiris in Kano back to their home towns and states in order to reduce the risk of exposing them to Coronavirus and related hardship from the lockdown that will further affect them,” Yakasai’s tweet reads

Over 2000 Almajiris have so far been deported to their states of origin. Kano state currently has 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Photo Credit: Getty

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