A former member of the House of Representatives and medical practitioner, Dr. Wale Okediran, has said insurgency in the North-east had deprived children and infants in the region of essential immunisation for more than five years.
He made the disclosure while speaking on Guest Platform, a monthly programme of the state-owned Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS).
Okediran said the development posed serious risks to the health of affected children and infants, warning that failure to address the situation could lead to higher child mortality rates and possible outbreaks of epidemics.
