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November 16, 2019
The Minister of State Environment,Sharon Ikeazor has said that Open Defecation could lead to an increase in therate of sexual assault on children and women.
Ikeazor made this known at the 2019World Toilet Day 10,000 Man-March against Open Defecation in Nigeria, with thetheme:  “Toilet for All: Focusing on leaving no one behind” Abuja. Shesaid many women and girls were being sexually assaulted as they defecated inthe bush.
The ten-thousand man-march is aroadshow organised by the ministry from Area 1 roundabout to the old paradeground in Area 3, Garki, Abuja to demonstrate the need to end open defecationin the country.
Participants in the roadshowincluded civil servants, primary and secondary school children, National YouthService Corps, NYSC members, representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations,NGOs, and Gbagyi youths.
The roadshow is in commemoration ofthe forthcoming World Toilet Day, designated by the United Nations GeneralAssembly to hold on every November 19.
The National Consultant, PublicHealth and Environment, World Health Organisation, WHO in Nigeria Edwin Edeh,said that the march was a significant one as sanitation was necessary to humanhealth.
According to Edeh, the theme forthis year’s world toilet day is significant to WHO because it will help theorganisation to galvanise actions among stakeholders and people at variouslevels to address open defecation in Nigeria.