Adamawa State Government has commenced repatriation of Almajiris back to their states of origin with the first tranche of  132   part of indigenes of Gombe State which is one-third of their population from two local governments of Adamawa. The decision-taking by the government is the sequel to the resolutions reached by the Northern State Governors’ Forum to end the menace of Almajiri syndrome and the need to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the...

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa says samples of 600 Almajiri pupils repatriated to the state are being tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Badaru said the 600 pupils were part of the over 1,000 Almajiri repatriated from Kano, Gombe, Nassarawa, and Kaduna states. He explained that all the repatriated pupils would be isolated for two-weeks and tested for the COVID-19 before being released to their respective communities. “You’re aware that about 607 Almajiri were repatriated from Kano,...