The Emir of Bukkuyum in Zamfara,
Alhaji Muhammadu Usman, has said that over 300 children died as a result of
lead poisoning at Yar-Galma village of Bukkuyum Local Government Area of the
state.
The emir made the disclosure on
Friday at Yar-Galma during the inauguration of a solar-powered borehole,
drilled by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF).
Usman commended the foundation
for initiating the project.
The traditional, who ruler
lamented that lead poisoning had adversely affected several communities in the
area appealed to government and other NGOs to emulate the foundation.
The Chairman of the foundation, retired Justice Mamman Nasir, said
the project was provided through the foundation’s Health Intervention
Programme.
Nasir further said it was designed to provide safe and potable
water free from lead poison and other dissolved metallic contaminants in the
community.
Malam Umar Shuaibu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),after
the ceremony, that he lost his five year-old daughter to lead poison two years
ago.
Shuaibu said the project would go a long way in saving many lives in the community.
Shuaibu said the project would go a long way in saving many lives in the community.
Lead is a naturally occurring element found in small amounts in
the earth’s crust and has some beneficial uses but can also be toxic to humans
and animals, thus causing health effects.
Lead can be found in all parts of environment such as through the
air, soil,water and homes while exposure to lead comes from human activities
such as the use of fossil fuels, industrial facilities, lead-based paint in
homes among others.
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