No fewer than 1,322 Almajirai has been discharged from an isolation centre in Jigawa State on Thursday, June 4.
This was disclosed by the State Governor, Badaru Abubakar while speaking to news men in the Dutse, the state capital. The Governor said out of the 1,345 almajirai that was repatriated to Jigawa from neighbouring northern states, 1,322 were released from isolation center having tested negative to Covid19.
According to him, the remaining 23 are part of the 122 that tested positive for the virus but are yet to recover.
“We received 1,345 Almajirai from different states. We isolated them and took good care of them. Now we only have 23 left with us that are still receiving treatment in our COVID 19 isolation centre.
“We intend to enrol all of them in school to learn western education and also we will employ the services of Quranin teachers so that they will not have to leave their homes,” the Governor said.
The governor explained that the state government will enrol them in conventional schools in their various communities after reuniting with their parents and families.
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