distributed monthly to the Special Task Force (STF) personnel charged
with ensuring security in Jos since the outbreak of the 2010 crisis.
Zanna Umar, the Director, Volunteers for
Sustainable Development, a Jos-based NGO, said this in Jos on Tuesday
at a workshop on mitigating the effects of HIV/AIDS on physically
challenged persons.
“We are distributing a minimum of 10,000 condoms
every month to the soldiers you see on our streets maintaining internal
security. We were distributing 7,000 condoms to them after the 2008
crisis; that figure has been increased to 10,000 since the 2010 crisis
broke out,” he said.
Mr Umar claimed that STF personnel “have too much
money on them but have nowhere to spend it. That is why they spend a
lot of time with the ladies.” He said the organisation was disturbed by
the development and had to respond with the free distribution of
condoms to protect both parties from being infected with HIV.
According to him, HIV/AIDS was a development
problem that had affected all sectors of the economy and was
threatening the security of our nation. He also said some physically
challenged persons took to prostitution to survive because of the
discrimination against them in employment opportunities.
“Unstable source of livelihood for persons with
disabilities generally is a serious risk factor for the spread of
HIV/AIDS, especially among the women. Have you not heard about people
with disabilities being taken advantage of and abused even segxwally?
“What do we make of cases of some women that
suffer mental disability that were forcefully impregnated by some
unscrupulous individuals, mostly for rituals?” he said.
He added that physically challenged persons, who
were also infected, were not courageous enough to seek support because
of an intolerant society.
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Posted: at 31-08-2010 09:56 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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