not allowed access to drinking water in Mbiabet Ikot Udo, Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom State, over beliefs that the water would dry up.
He said the revelation was part of the report of the team’s research in three local government areas of the state. The professor, who noted that the lack of access to WaSH constrains women, girls and other vulnerable individuals from engaging in economic and educational activities, called for strong public intervention in providing water for such communities, adding that it would also tackle the problem of open defecation.
“Mothers of twin children are restricted from accessing this water. We were told the stream will spew all manner of impurities and strange substances, gradually dry off anytime it is accessed by a mother of twins, and only come back to normalcy once sacrifices/rituals are performed by the community.
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