COVID-19: Nasarawa Govt evacuates 788 'Almajiris' to home states

Speaking at the flag off of the exercise in Lafia, Gov. Abdullahi Sule said the evacuation was a decision reached by governors of the 19 northern states.

He said that the evacuation would be in phases, with the first phase to states currently not considered high risks of the pandemic. “Their teachers cannot keep them at home during this lockdown as they lack the capacity to feed the pupils under them,” Sule said.

To where? Have these evacuated Almajiris tested negative before moving them?

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