The United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) has lamented that nutrition supplements meant for malnourished children in some communities in Sokoto State are being stolen and sold in the market.
UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, Mr Micheal Juma, expressed concerns over the theft of the Items during the quarterly policymakers’ meeting on Wednesday in Sokoto.
Juma, who was represented by Mr Abraham Mahama, noted that the nutrition supplements were provided by donors and distributed to healthcare centers in different communities aimed at enhancing the lives of malnourished children.
He lamented that some bad ( elements in the system connived with traders and engaged in selling the supplements to unintended persons.
He stressed that the supplement were openly sold in markets while on investigation at the designated stores, UNICEF discovered that personnel stocked cartons of supplements with stones and other objects to cover their nefarious acts.
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Juma urged community members and stakeholders in the healthcare sector to intensify vigilance against diversion of prepared nutrition supplements in the state.
He further urged Sokoto government to join other states in appointing state’s Statistician General that would fastrack data collections, prudence, preservation and dissemination inline with modern trends.
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