It is no longer news
that the almajiri living in different parts of the country are been gathered
and sent back to their state of origin, as the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic
spreads in Nigeria.
The trade union
congress TUC, on Monday said the repatriation could worsen the spread of
COVID-19 in the country.
Meanwhile, some
almagiri have tested positive for the virus.
Reacting, the peoples
democratic party PDP, accused president Muhammadu Buhari and the all
progressives congress APC of betraying almajiri and the poor and vulnerable
Nigerians after using then to grab power in 2015.
Recently, the House of Representatives called
on president Buhari to urgently intervene and stop the interstate movement of
the almagiri’s.
Nigerians have however not
withheld their opinion on the recent development.
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