Residents of Kasatchiya, in the Gujba Village in Yobe State, are urgently calling on the government to repair boreholes that were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents.<\/p>\n
The village was recently reclaimed by the military.<\/p>\n
The villagers told RNI that they were desperate for water because the insurgents had destroyed their boreholes. \u201cWater is life,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n
Zaram Modu Kasatchiyaye, a resident, told RNI that the lack of water was a \u201cgreat hardship\u201d. Their only source of water was the well, but residents were too scared to drink that water which, they said, could be poisonous.<\/p>\n
Resident Bulama Gana said the lack of water had resulted in many people leaving Kasatchiya for neighbouring villages.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are appealing to government, non-governmental organisations and individuals to help us. We urgently need our boreholes to be repaired,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The residents said the importance of water could not be overemphasised. They pleaded with the government to repair the damaged boreholes as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
Water scarcity is not a new phenomenon. Its importance was recognised in one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; goal six calls for \u201cclean water and sanitation for all\u201d.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organisation has said that an individual needs a minimum of 10 litres of water a day to survive. It said water was essential for life, health and dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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