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Nutrition supplements stolen and replaced with stones in Sokoto — UNICEF cries out
The United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) says the 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, disclosed this during the quarterly policymakers’ meeting on August 21st, in Sokoto.
Juma 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.
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According to report, 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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