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3.5 million Nigerians smoke daily - ERA

- The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has said that 3.5 million Nigerians consume tobacco daily

- The group also said that out of that figure are 250,000 children between the ages of 10 and 14 years

- ERA/FoEN added that 16,100 people die annually due to the consumption of tobacco products

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has revealed that 3.5 million Nigerians smoke tobacco products every day.

The group organized hundreds of youths in a peaceful march in Abuja on Wednesday, April 3, to encourage the passage of the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act, The Guardian reports.

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The group also revealed that over 250,000 children within the ages of 10 and 14 years are among those who smoke tobacco in the country.

Akinbode Oluwafemi, who headed the march from Unity Fountain to the area close to the National Assembly Complex said that 16,100 people die yearly due to tobacco consumption.

Oluwafemi condemned Nigeria’s lay attitude towards the passage of the bill that could check the consumption of cigarettes and tobacco products in the country.

He also added that the passage of the bill by the National Assembly will give a great opportunity for the country to enforce the NTC Act 2015.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a video of a Nigerian police officer in Lagos state went viral on social media.

The police officer was reportedly spotted at Afrikan Shrine in Ikeja area of Lagos state causing a scene while people tried to stop him.

Legit.ng came across the video of the police officer after it was shared on popular micro-blogging platform, Twitter.

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