 We're staying here in Lagos, Nigerians have been advised to stop the stigmatization of people living with leprosy. This advice was given at an event organized by the Voice of Humanitarian Aid Foundation, Voha, to celebrate creator wellness and synthesize the public about leprosy. Now World Leprosy Day is celebrated every last Sunday in January. This year's theme is, and in stigma, embracing dignity. A mobile home urges Nigerians to always support leprosy patients, insisting that it is a curable disease if detected early. One of the group members, who is also the supervisor of Chewbaclos's leprosy program, Lagos Menon Local Garbant Area, Akuri D. Kennedy explains the symptoms of the disease. We're celebrating the World Leprosy Day. It's an international day, recognized for the person affected by leprosy and their family members. So we've come here today to rejoice with them, to celebrate with them, then to create awareness on the early signs of leprosy. There's nothing to fear about leprosy. Instead of running away from days of isolating them, we can try to support them, those who have signs of peace, to come out to seek for support. And by then, there should be no room for deformity. Leprosy is a curable disease. That's the treat of the matter. If detected early, treated early, it will prevent deformity. Leprosy is caused by bacteria, which is called mycobacterium, leprosy. So it affects the skin, majorly. So it affects the nerves as well too. So anybody that asks leprosy may not know because it's not quickly diagnosed except if the person, if this person's sample is taken to the lab to confirm the absence of the mycobacterium. So that is it. And it is curable. I would like to thank you all for coming. We are lepers and you will see it on both our hands and legs. It is visible on our skin too. The itching is also an indication of leprosy. If we see rashes on our body, let's not waste any time by visiting the hospital, put a prescription and take the medications given and we will recover. Emoqobum urged the government to provide basic amenities for the people in the community just as the surrogate of the community, Aboba Cardico, appeals to the government for more support. We are all Nigerians. So they have rights to good education for their children. They have rights for good living environments. They have rights as well as every other Nigerian. The government should try to come up to support them, give them the basic amenities. They have rights to good water systems. You can see in this place there's no water system that is good. The environment is dirty. They need to do a lot to give them comfort, at least their welfare and a proper living environment. We are calling on all of you to come and support us financially in order to stop begging. If we had some capital, it would help us to establish businesses and pay our children's tuition fees at various levels of education.