‘Middle Belt Christians, Muslims Constitute 65%, 33% Of Albinos’

A recent survey of demographic, geographic and socio-economic status of Persons with Albinism (PWA) in Nigeria has shown a geographic concentration in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region.
The Survey, conducted by The Albino Foundation (TAF), and funded by European Union Support for Democracy and Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Project, shows that the geographical spread extends to the FCT, and further to the North.
According to the report, however, the population spread of PWAs is less likely to be found in the southern part of the country.
The Founder of TAF, Mr Jake Epelle, said the baseline survey was designed to facilitate a framework for developing support systems to care and protect PWA’s, in Nigeria.
Epelle said the survey was conducted simultaneously in six states of Kogi, Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, Cross River, Kano, Adamawa and the FCT, drawn from the six geo-political zones of the country.
He said from the study, the demographic distribution of PWA in Nigeria showed that there was a higher representation of women living with Albinism than men, with a ratio of 55 per cent to 45 per cent.
It further stratified PWA as 65 per cent Christians, 33 per cent practicing Islam, and a very minute minority of two per cent practicing other forms of religions.