National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with the Borno state Emergency Management Agency ( BOSEMA ) have transported 551 returnee indegenes of Borno state from cameroun who were displaced by insurgency and were putting up in cameroun.
The
Zonal coordinator of NEMA Alh Muhammad Kanar accompanied by Borno
state Sema executive director Alh Bulama Dawud were at Njimtilo check
point which is the entry point of maiduguri metropolis to coordinate the
reception by humanitarian workers for the returnees and security checks
conducted by the military .
The
returnees are to be camped at the Gubio road housing estate IDP camp
set up by Borno state Government and the Agency. Over 5000 IDPs
returnees are expected to be transported to maiduguri from locations in
Adamawa state. An initial batch of 600 returnees were transported
back to Borno earlier in August. Other stakeholders who participated in
the reception operation for the returnees includes international NGOs
like United Nations office for coordination of humanitarian activities
(OCHA),Save the children Foundation, international organisation for
migration IOM and Norwegian refugee council.
Abdulkadir Ibrahim
Information officer NEMA North East
10/9/2015.
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