An estimated 97,000 Nigerian
children die from diarrhea annually as a result of unsafe water and poor
sanitation, Justice, Development and Peace Initiative has said.
JDPI is a leading implementing partner of WaterAid Nigeria programme.
The Programme Officer, WaterAid Programme, Mr. Kole Adegbite, on Wednesday during a television programme, marking this year’s World Toilet Day with the theme ‘Imagine a life without toilet’, said the World Toilet Day was aimed at boosting sanitation and end open defecation.
He said, “WaterAid views this as not just the creation of yet another UN day, but another sign that governments recognise that toilet for all is essential for saving children’s lives”.
He called on government at all levels to prioritise access to safe water and improved sanitation through increased investment in the sector.
JDPI is a leading implementing partner of WaterAid Nigeria programme.
The Programme Officer, WaterAid Programme, Mr. Kole Adegbite, on Wednesday during a television programme, marking this year’s World Toilet Day with the theme ‘Imagine a life without toilet’, said the World Toilet Day was aimed at boosting sanitation and end open defecation.
He said, “WaterAid views this as not just the creation of yet another UN day, but another sign that governments recognise that toilet for all is essential for saving children’s lives”.
He called on government at all levels to prioritise access to safe water and improved sanitation through increased investment in the sector.
Berlin
– No fewer than 200 Nigerian girls are trafficked every month to
Russia for prostitution, the nation’s ambassador to that country, Amb.
Asam Asam has said.
Asam, who spoke against the backdrop of consular challenges faced by the embassy, disclosed this in an interview in Berlin.
Investigations reveal that the crime had decline in Western Europe following strict laws on illegal migration, and joint efforts by Nigeria and the governments of those countries to curb the menace.
However, attention has shifted to Eastern Europe as the new destination for the trade.
“The major consular challenge we face in Moscow is the influx of trafficked persons from Nigeria, not less than 200 girls are trafficked every month, and we have so many of them exposed to danger.
“Some are thrown out of the window and treated harshly, there must be a way of stopping these racketeering , these girls are not tourists, students or government officials yet they are given visas from the Russian embassy in Abuja”,
“So far we have deported over 240 girls since 2012, you will be shocked, at the extend of resistance from the girls, we tell them Russia is not a destination for prostitutes yet they still come” Asam said.
According to him, the mission tries to curb the menace by arranging deportation exercise for those caught, but the challenges are enormous.
The envoy said such intervention would be more effective at the point of entry “the strategy is to stop them from Nigeria, and fish out those involved in the trade.
“For instance a well known Russian human trafficker who has been in the trade for about 20 years was caught in Nigeria,’’
“The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons( NAPTIP) was on the verge of releasing her before I filed a protest from Moscow to the Comptroller General of Immigration,” Asama stressed.
He said even the parents of those trafficked encourage their children
“I spoke to the mother of one of the girls and she said her daughter should remain in Moscow and try to survive the ordeal, this is very sad indeed coming from one’s parent.’’
He tasked the media on sensitising the public on the dangers of trafficking in Russia,“this East European nation has become a new destination for them, and believe me it is a very big crime here.’’
Asam, however, said that other Nigerians who reside in that country were students, and professionals in various fields of human endeavours.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/monthly-200-nigerian-girls-trafficked-russia-prostitution-envoy/#sthash.zLBEVvOy.dpuf
Asam, who spoke against the backdrop of consular challenges faced by the embassy, disclosed this in an interview in Berlin.
Investigations reveal that the crime had decline in Western Europe following strict laws on illegal migration, and joint efforts by Nigeria and the governments of those countries to curb the menace.
However, attention has shifted to Eastern Europe as the new destination for the trade.
“The major consular challenge we face in Moscow is the influx of trafficked persons from Nigeria, not less than 200 girls are trafficked every month, and we have so many of them exposed to danger.
“Some are thrown out of the window and treated harshly, there must be a way of stopping these racketeering , these girls are not tourists, students or government officials yet they are given visas from the Russian embassy in Abuja”,
“So far we have deported over 240 girls since 2012, you will be shocked, at the extend of resistance from the girls, we tell them Russia is not a destination for prostitutes yet they still come” Asam said.
According to him, the mission tries to curb the menace by arranging deportation exercise for those caught, but the challenges are enormous.
The envoy said such intervention would be more effective at the point of entry “the strategy is to stop them from Nigeria, and fish out those involved in the trade.
“For instance a well known Russian human trafficker who has been in the trade for about 20 years was caught in Nigeria,’’
“The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons( NAPTIP) was on the verge of releasing her before I filed a protest from Moscow to the Comptroller General of Immigration,” Asama stressed.
He said even the parents of those trafficked encourage their children
“I spoke to the mother of one of the girls and she said her daughter should remain in Moscow and try to survive the ordeal, this is very sad indeed coming from one’s parent.’’
He tasked the media on sensitising the public on the dangers of trafficking in Russia,“this East European nation has become a new destination for them, and believe me it is a very big crime here.’’
Asam, however, said that other Nigerians who reside in that country were students, and professionals in various fields of human endeavours.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/monthly-200-nigerian-girls-trafficked-russia-prostitution-envoy/#sthash.zLBEVvOy.dpuf
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