By Emma Una, Calabar
In the early morning haze across Cross River State, a familiar and disturbing ritual unfolds as men and women emerge from their homes, not in search of clean water or breakfast, but in search of a private spot to answer nature’s call.
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In rural communities, along market streets, and even beside public schools, the practice of open defecation has become so normalised that residents now openly defend it.
“Dem go jail us tire,” a resident told Vanguard, cigarette in hand while squatting near his house. “Do they know the cost of building a toilet this time of the year?”
