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Fraud, mismanagement rock INGO’s IDP cash assistance efforts in Bama

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:43:58 +0000

Fraud, mismanagement rock INGO’s IDP cash assistance efforts in Bama By: Zagazola Makama Corruption has recently undermined humanitarian efforts in Bama, located in the northeast of Borno State, where aid workers responding to the 13-year insurgency have been accused of fraud. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Mercy Corps oversee a multi-purpose cash assistance […]

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Nigeria’s IDP population to hit 3 million in 2022, says FG agency

Nigeria Security Digest — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:14:41 +0000

The Federal Commissioner in charge of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, said Monday that with “the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Nigeria,” the number of IDPs is expected to increase to three million. The Commission also said Nigeria would soon receive 73,000 refugees from 23 countries with over 500,000 […]

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Borno IDPs Returning Home Amid Safety Concerns

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:33:29 +0000

Borno IDPs Returning Home Amid Safety Concerns While the state government continues to encourage displaced persons to return to their hometowns, many fear the plan is premature. Kyari Mustafa Send an email IDPs in Maiduguri preparing to return to their home communities on October 15, 2020. Photo: HumAngle “Is it safe for us to return home?” […]

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Nigeria to conduct digital registration for its IDPs

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 19:13:36 +0000

Nigeria to conduct digital registration for its IDPs Nigeria is set to conduct the digital registration of all about three million Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) now taking refuge in camps across the country as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved the measure on Wednesday. Minister of Communications and Digital […]

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Terrorism: Female IDPs In Borno Recount Tales Of Rape, Child Loss And Abuse

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:27:34 +0000

Terrorism: Female IDPs In Borno Recount Tales Of Rape, Child Loss And Abuse By Aisha Talba Adama Abubakar had tears rolling down her eyes as she recalled the trauma she had endured since Boko Haram abducted her about four years ago. While pregnant, she was separated from her family, raped, had her kidnapper-husband killed for […]

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Fleeing Militia Attacks: Shiroro Communities Stuck in IDP Camps, Unperturbed by COVID-19 Fears

Nigeria Security Digest — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:30:22 +0000

Fleeing Militia Attacks: Shiroro Communities Stuck in IDP Camps, Unperturbed by COVID-19 Fears The recent armed attacks in Shiroro Local Government Area forced villagers to flee their homes to get temporary shelter at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Kuta to escape further attacks from the criminals. The over 3,000 victims are camped […]

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Boko Haram: IDPs, residents scamper for safety in Borno as sporadic gunshots rent the air

Nigeria Security Digest — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:48:12 +0000

Boko Haram: IDPs, residents scamper for safety in Borno as sporadic gunshots rent the air Over 32,000 internally displaced persons said to be living in Dalori IDP camp, Borno State, scampered for safety on Sunday following the sound of explosions and sporadic gunshots in the area. Residents of Dalori, an outskirt community in Maiduguri, the […]

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Military Relocates IDPs in Preparation for New Offensives against Terrorists

Chidi Omeje — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:42:44 +0000

Military Relocates IDPs in Preparation for New Offensives against Terrorists The Nigerian Military has intensified efforts to flush out remnants of Boko Haram insurgents at Jakana town, along Maiduguri-Damaturu expressway. To this end, residents of the area located at Konduga Local Government (LGA), Borno State, have been evacuated to Bakassi IDP Camp for their own […]

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HOW NIGERIANS ARE STRANGERS IN THEIR HOMELAND

Nigeria Security Digest — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:31:26 +0000

Editor’s note: Nextier SPD Policy Weekly provides an analysis of topical conflict, security, and development issues as well as proposes recommendations to address them. In this week’s publication, NextieSPD pricked the conscience of the nation by drawing attention to the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. The level, scale and frequency of internal […]

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