COVID-19: Kano deports over 1,000 Almajiris to their states of origin

- The Kano state government has announced plans to deport over 1,000 non-indigenous Almajiri pupils to their states of origin

- Muhammed Garba, the Kano state commissioner for information, disclosed that the repatriation of the Almajiri pupils would commence on Tuesday, April 21

- Garba explained that the move was part of efforts to take proactive measures to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus infection

The Kano state government has announced plans to deport over 1,000 nonindigenous Almajiri pupils to their states of origin and local government areas.

Muhammed Garba, the Kano state commissioner for information, disclosed that the repatriation of the Almajiri pupils would commence on Tuesday, April 21, The Sun reports.

The statement released by the commissioner stated that 63 Almajiris to Yobe State, 198 Almajiris to Kaduna, 663 Almajiris to Jigawa State, 101 Almajiris to Bauchi, and one to Zamfara State, 9 Almajiris to Gombe State, 10 Almajiris to Nassarawa State and one to the Republic of Niger.

The state government explained that the move was part of efforts to take proactive measures to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the state.

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The Kano government stated that it was in contact with other states to see to the successful repatriation of the Almajiris to their states of origin.

Meanwhile, Kano has recorded 23 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 59.

This was disclosed in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night, April 20, as the agency said 38 new cases were recorded across Nigeria.

This is the highest daily number of confirmed cases reported so far in the northern state since the index case was reported in Nigeria back in February.

This development is coming after the Kano government dismissed a rumour which claimed that coronavirus has caused mass deaths in the state.

The state ministry of health in a statement on Monday, April 20, through a series of tweets, said the state task force on COVID-19 has found the rumours to be false.

The government said state officials deployed to all burial grounds to count bodies brought in for burial every day found the rumour to be untrue. It accused the media and rumour mongers of trying to cause panic in the state.

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