In order to protect their safety, Dauda Mumini, the village chief of the Va'atita community in Adamawa, has urged his constituents to get vaccinated against the dangerous Covid-19 disease.
The traditional chief told reporters in Yola on Monday that the vaccine was both safe and effective from a medical standpoint.
According to him, the neighborhood's residents initially opposed the vaccination, but after house-to-house visits and a media-based informational campaign, people are now responding by being immunised.
“I move arround with my vaccination card to show my subjects that I have recieved the jab and the response is highly encouraging now,” he said.
He explained that he was working with the ward leaders under his supervision to further raise awareness of the disease and to sensitise the public to the importance of being immunised against it.
Mumini praised the state government's and the healthcare professionals' contributions to the effort to advance the medical field.