Nasarawa to repatriate 4,443 Almajirai to their states

Nasarawa State Government has concluded plans to return 4,443 Almajarai to their states of origin.

A source told Daily Trust that the Almajirai from outside the state will be transported and reunited with their families, adding that buses have been arranged for the exercise, which will kick off in few days.

The Almajirai are from nineteen states and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja, the source added.

The distribution is as follows: Adamawa 207, Bauchi 701, Benue 34, Borno 24, Enugu 1, Gombe 55 and Jigawa 273. Others are: Kaduna 417, Kano 1497, Katsina 689, Kebbi 208 and Kogi 35. The remaining are Kwara 13, Niger 76, Oyo 3, Plateau 160, Sokoto 48, Taraba 102, Yobe 49, Zamfara 219 and FCT 1.