No fewer than 29, 581 Nigerians who fled their communities in Borno,
Yobe and Adamawa states as result of insurgent activities to Republic of
Niger and Cameroun have voluntarily returned.
This is contained in a published report of humanitarian relief
intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which
was released recently.
The report said that 13,046 Nigerian returnees returned from Niger
Republic in May, 2015 and were received in Geidam, Yobe State while
Between April and December, 2015 NEMA received about 16,595 Nigerians
that have voluntarily returned from Cameroon through the Sahuda border
crossing area near Mubi, Adamawa State.
“Some of the Nigerians that fled to neighbouring countries (Niger,
Chad and Cameroun) were provided with humanitarian relief support by the
Federal Government of Nigeria through NEMA to alleviate their
suffering. The displaced Nigerians have also received humanitarian
supports from the host governments, the United Nations High Commission
for Refugees (UNHCR), the host communities and Nigerian citizens living
in the three host countries,’’ the report said.“There are presently 20,804 displaced Nigerians living in the
Republic of Chad, 80,709 in the Republic of Cameroun and 138,321 in the
Republic in Niger,” the report added.
It noted that the agency adopted a monthly Humanitarian Coordination
Meeting; a forum consisting of relevant federal government agencies, UN
Systems and International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs) which
undertakes analysis of causes of humanitarian situations, conducting of
need assessments, and identification of priorities and provision of
humanitarian interventions based on their respective mandates.
The system operates through different sectors lead by national MDAs and co-lead by UN Agencies.
The report added that due to the successes recorded by the Nigerian
military with the support of Multi-National Joint Military Task Force
(JTF) in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents, the humanitarian
dashboard is fast changing. The focus is gradually shifting towards
Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Recovery and dignified
return of displaced persons back home.
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