Governor Ganduje Starts Deportation Of Almajiris As Coronavirus Rises To 36 In Kano State

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has begun the deportation of Almajiris who are non-indigenes of the state, in a bid to prevent further spread of coronavirus which has infected 36 persons in the state.

This was made known by the Director-General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, in a Twitter post on Sunday night.

Yakasai said the deportation was in order to mitigate the risk of exposing them to coronavirus and the attendant effect of the lockdown in the state.

“H.E. @GovUmarGanduje has today, disclosed that his government has begun the deportation of Almajiris in Kano back to their home towns and states in order to reduce the risk of exposing them to coronavirus and related hardship from the lockdown that will further affect them,” Yakasai tweeted.

H.E @GovUmarGanduje has today, disclosed that his government has began the deportation of Almajiris in Kano back to their home towns and states in order to reduce the risk of exposing them to Corona virus and related hardship from the lockdown that will further affect them. pic.twitter.com/ttpo4FHQPb

— Peacock (@dawisu) April 19, 2020

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Sunday night that confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country jumped to 627, while 170 recoveries and 21 deaths have been recorded.