The group stated this in a statement signed by its President-General, Okechukwu Isigusoro, and Secretary-General, Nnabuike Okwu, a copy of which was obtained byThe statement read in part, “We, the Oha
naeze Youth Council Worldwide, describe the interception of Kano Almajiris at Enugu border by Enugu State COVID-19 Taskforce, as collaborative rogue operations and nefarious activities of Northern elders to export coronavirus Almajiris index cases to the South-East.
“The Ohanaeze Youth Council appeal to the South-East Governors to review the circumstances surrounding the decisions of Northern Governors on the ban of Almajiris from anywhere they are found, back to their states of origin, and take a decision to ensure that all Almajiris begging in the streets of South-East are sent back, in line with the established precedent of their own Northern Governors.”
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