The other eight states, according to the Centre, are Katsina with 0.9 million, Bauchi 0.8 million, Kaduna 0.7 million, Jigawa 0.7 million while Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Borno have 0.5 million respectively. CISLAC disclosed this statistical information in a paper presented by its Programme Officer, Muhammed Murtala at an Executive/Legislative/CSOs/ Media Roundtable conference held in Bauchi, revealing that 12 million children have so far been discovered stunted in 2018, thus ranking the country 2nd after India on a number of stunted children globally. “Stunting is what happens to a child’s brain and anybody when they don’t get the right kind of food or nutrients in their first 1, 000 days of life,” CISLAC stated. The Programme Officer also stated that every 1 in 2 children are stunted in the North-East and North-West zones of the country while only about 1 in 5 children are stunted in the Southern part of the country. He attributed the challenges to addressing malnutrition in Bauchi state to 14 out of the 20 LGAs in the state to 70% without Cluster Managers (CMAN) intervention which is grossly inadequate for the state.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 15, 2018 12:22 UTC