A Borno based consultant and humanitarian, Mallam Yusuf Gulumbo, has revealed that about 100 ladies who are working for some International Non-Governmental Organizations in the state - are pregnant and have also been infected with HIV.
According to Mallam Yusuf, the girls affected are said to be between 20 and 25.
He said, as an appeal was made to him today to use his office to prevent recruitment of unmarried ladies into the NGOs in a bid to curb the negative trend.
Below is what Mallam Yusuf wrote...
On my return to Ngala:
I received Ba Mai of Ngala or Mai tadawaye (King of Youth) of Dikwa Emirate Council on Courtesy call to my office and his Wakil, with regard to INGOs operations within Ngala soil and way forward.
I was informed that about 100 ladies from 20, 25 working with INGOs in Ngala were now impregnated and HIV positive.
Below is what Mallam Yusuf wrote...
On my return to Ngala:
I received Ba Mai of Ngala or Mai tadawaye (King of Youth) of Dikwa Emirate Council on Courtesy call to my office and his Wakil, with regard to INGOs operations within Ngala soil and way forward.
I was informed that about 100 ladies from 20, 25 working with INGOs in Ngala were now impregnated and HIV positive.
In another development, the community leaders that through the District Head of Gamboru is requesting my humble office suspend the INGOs from recruiting these unmarried girls into their operational activities because of the exploitation going on within their various institutions..."
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