Plateau returns 243 Almajiris back to Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has said the first batch of 279 Almajiris have been evacuated.

According to him, 243 out of the aforementioned figure were sent to their home States of Bauchi, Kano and Kaduna.

The governor in a statewide broadcast informed the citizenry that, “The profiling and return of Almajiris has commenced and shall continue until the last Almajiri is relocated.

“On 26th April 2020, the first batch of 279 Almajiris were evacuated. Out of this number, 243 were sent home to their States of Bauchi, Kano and Kaduna, while 36 were sent to their Local Governments in Wase and Kanam in the State,” Governor Lalong said.