Nigeria: Six Clerics Stop Polio Immunisation in Niger

Six Muslim clerics in Suleja, Niger State yesterday disrupted the polio immunisation exercise, demanding for social amenities in their communities.

The clerics arrived Millatu Ibrahima Hanifah Koranic School, Madallah I, the immunization venue, stopping children from vaccination, saying that the greatest priority of the community was social amenities and not immunization.

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