COVID-19: S’West won’t tolerate influx of Almajirai — Akintoye, YWC leader vanguardnews
He, however, called on the South West governors to tighten the border patrols in their respective states to prevent the influx of the Almajirai.His words: “The northern governors seem to have woken up from the Almajiri problem created by the northern culture.
“So, they are bringing for us in the south a very complex problem because already, we, the southwest, are the gateway to Nigeria. Almost all of the contacts with the outside world come through Lagos. We are only lucky that we have governors, who are rising to the task of tackling the coronavirus especially the governor of Lagos State.“So now, to bring the infection from the north to the southwest, is an unacceptable situation. We, Yoruba, cannot accept those people from the north.
Confirming the arrest, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Olusegun Oluwole, said the people were intercepted at the High school area in Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso South Local Government. Giving a further breakdown, he noted that “69 males and a female were all detained. The 22-tyre truck with registration number KBK 826 conveyed 25 Hausa men and a woman with seven motorcycles. The destination is Ibadan .
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