The Kano State Government has announced that 28 Almajirai tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 1,146 repatriated to the state.
Murtala Garo, the state Commissioner for Local Governments, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday.
He said: “We took 419 Almajirai to Katsina State, 524 to Jigawa State, 155 to Kaduna State, 38 to Bauchi State, and 36 to Gombe State. While we received 179 Almajirai from Adamawa State, 220 from Nassarawa State, 96 from Gombe State, 18 from Katsina State, 92 from Kaduna State.
“Out of the 1,146 Almajirai who were tested for COVID-19, 28 of them were tested positive. While 311 were identified with other illnesses like fever, malaria, stomach pain among others. And also over 1,000 Almajiris were arrested roaming about the streets in the metropolis.”
Furthermore, Garo said that 723 repatriated Almajirai have been taken to their parents, noting that they would become automatic students of the new schools designed by the government.
