193 almajiri test positive for COVID-19 in Kano
Speaking at the
COVID-19 press briefing held, Thursday, July 2, Kano State Commissioner of
Education, Sanusi Mohammed Kiru disclosed that a total of 1860 persons were
quarantined in three locations in the state, out of which 193 of them tested
positive.
Sanusi who is also
the head of the state government’s committee on the rehabilitation of
almajiris, explained that 86 of them tested positive at Gabasawa Quarantine
camp, 68 tested positive in Karaye while 38 tested positive in Kiru.
He expressed
happiness at the initiative to isolate the almajiris in the state, adding that
state efforts at tackling the dreaded disease would have been worse off if they
were allowed to continue to spread the disease in these communities.
He recalled that so
far the state has repatriated a total of 1183 Almajirs to the rest of the
states in the region such as Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, and
Zamfara States in line with the decision of the Northern Governors forum to end
street begging in the region.
He further disclosed
that the state government had established three almajiri boarding schools for
the immediate admission of the Almajiris of Kano State orIgin, saying that
these schools are located in Bunkure, Bagwai and Madobi Local Government Areas.
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