Zamfara: “300 children die from lead poisoning”
Over 300 Nigerian children have reportedly died as a result of lead poisoning.
Emir of Bukkuyum in Zamfara, Alhaji Muhammadu Usman, has said the tragedy happened Yar-Galma village.
The time frame of the reported disaster is unclear.
He disclosed this 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 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.
He 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 revealed 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.
