Plans are on the way by the Kano State government to send back 251,893 Almajiris from the eight local government areas that make up the metropolis back to their states of origin.
This is following the upsurge in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.
This was revealed by the Kano State Commissioner for Local Governments Affairs, Murtala Sule Garo, at the presentation of report by the various COVID-19 committees set up in the state to tackle the pandemic.
According to him, s“of the identified numbers of Almajiris, 79,411 are indigenes of the state while 178,472 are non-indigenes.
He said from the metropolitan local government areas, 1,452 Almajiris were ready to be taken to their various states of origin.
Speaking on this, the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said the presence of Almajiris in the state is posing serious threat, especially on the issue of social distancing.
He noted that 2000 Almajiris have so far been taken to their respective states.
“We have finished all the necessary arrangements to take away those Almajiris back to their states and those who are Kano indigenes will be taken to their new Almajiris centre and any parent or guardian who resists the move will be prosecuted accordingly,’’ the governor said.
More so, Ganduje added that the steps taken by his administration is to curb further spread of the virus in the state.
“We have taken three major steps to fight the pandemic, which include proactive, preventive and, indeed, Isolation,” he said.
However, Ganduje added that locking down Kano State was necessary, to pave way for health personnel to find out those who have contracted the virus, conduct tests and also get them isolated.
