The United Nations has claimed that the fight against extreme hunger in Nigeria, particularly in Northern Nigeria, has escalated due to rising energy prices brought on by the removal of fuel subsidies.
According to Nairametrics, the top UN humanitarian representative in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, revealed this on Wednesday in Geneva.
He disclosed that 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states are at risk of suffering from severe hunger and that 700,000 children under five are now at risk of developing life-threatening malnutrition as a result of this.
According to Mr. Matthias Schmale, 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states are suffering from extreme hunger. He also said that he has witnessed mothers struggling for their starving children’s lives in nutrition stabilization centers.
In addition, he stated that 700,000 children under the age of five were now at risk of severe acute malnutrition, which may be fatal.
“I frequently travel to Borno and the other two states. In nutrition stabilization facilities, I’ve witnessed mothers battling for the lives of their malnourished children.
“Those of us who are parents must imagine what it’s like when you cannot ensure your children have enough food to eat,” he remarked.
According to Mr. Matthias Schmale, 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states are suffering from extreme hunger. He also said that he has witnessed mothers struggling for their starving children’s lives in nutrition stabilization centers.
In addition, he stated that 700,000 children under the age of five were now at risk of severe acute malnutrition, which may be fatal.
“I frequently travel to Borno and the other two states. In nutrition stabilization facilities, I’ve witnessed mothers battling for the lives of their malnourished children.
“Those of us who are parents must imagine what it’s like when you cannot ensure your children have enough food to eat,” he remarked.
He cautioned that the “catastrophic” situation is primarily the result of more than ten years of insecurity linked to non-State armed groups, which prevents people from farming and earning a living from the land.
