At least 5 Almajirai have escaped from the Niger state treatment centre located at Tudun Fulani in Bosso Local Government Area.
The Almajirai were taken to the centre on Monday evening, after evacuating them from various Tsangaya schools in different parts of the state.
Eyewitnesses say the Almajirai started deserting the centre after they were registered by members of the state task force team on COVID-19.
Some of the Almajirai were seen in the early hours of Tuesday moving through different escape routes of the centre
Ait.live gathered that already, parents of the children have been calling their respective Malams to have firsthand information about their children in their custody.
The national chairman, association of quran memorizers, Sheikh Hassan Musa, blames the development on the poor implementation of the repatriation of Almajirai to their various states of origin.
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Sheikh Musa urges them to take corrective measures, as part of efforts to address the challenge.
Efforts to reach the chairman, Niger State task force on COVID-19, Ahmad Matane were not successful. He did not also respond to the SMS sent to him on the issue.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
