A total of 1,
934, 765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host
communities and satellite camps in liberated communities as a result
of insurgency in North Eastern States of Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe,
Bauchi and Adamawa states.
This was
disclosed by Yola Camp Coordinator , Saad Bello, who, on behalf of
the Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani Sidi, took the United
States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samanthan Power, round the
facilities at Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola, Adamawa State at the weekend.
He said there were 32 formal camps in Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa States with a total of 189, 783 IDPs. Borno has 19 camps with
150, 858 IDPs; Yobe has 9 camps with 31, 988 IDPs and Adamawa 4 camps
with 6, 937 IDPs.
The Camp
Coordinator added that there were 14 satellite camps in liberated
communities, mainly in Borno State with 216, 184 IDPs. The camps with
the highest population are Ngala with 70, 505; Dikwa 53, 636; Bama 27,
000 and Damboa/Sabon Gari 25, 311.
Saad said host
communities in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states have a total of 1, 391,
613 IDPs. Borno state has the highest with 1, 158, 362; Adamawa 125, 689
and Yobe 107, 562.
He said “Federal
Government through the coordinating agency, NEMA and relevant line
Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been trying to meet the needs
of the IDPs in the provision of food, nutrition, non-food items (NFIs),
temporary shelter, medicament, psycho-social therapy, security and
protection.
He said as the government continued in the efforts to meet
the needs of the IDPs, more supports were critically required for the
IDPs across the three identified kinds of camps before they return back
to their communities.
The critical areas where further support is needed are
food, non-food items (including basic household needs), shelter, WASH,
education, nutrition, protection, health and sexual reproductive
health, and psycho-social helps.
The U.S. Ambassador to UN , Samanthan Power, who led a high
level delegation from US to the Malkohi IDPs camp and host communities
told them that they were there to determine what more could be done to
defeat Boko haram so that they can return back to their communities.
“I know how difficult these last years have been for you
and on behalf of President Barack Obama, I express my sympathy and my
condolences for all you have lost and our resolve to try to make
things better together”, she said.
Sani Datti
Snr . Information Officer
No comments:
Post a Comment