The government of Borno State, northeast Nigeria has declared that it has concluded plans to resettle 50,000 Internally Displaced Persons in their communities this February.
The state has 200,000 IDPs from 23 of its 27 local governments living in 22 camps in Maiduguri.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports the Executive Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Malam Satomi Ahmad as saying that; “we are returning IDPs from communities in five local governments to their homes in liberated areas.
“The communities are in Monguno, Gwoza, Askira-Uba, Mafa and Dikwa councils.”
He explained that government has procured foodstuff for IDPs returning from Gwoza, Mafa, Askira and Monguno among others.
“Government is buying food items for the IDPs because there was no farming in the last few years. They need food to survive when they return home.
“We plan to provide foodstuff to last them at least two months before they settle down to start economic activities,” he said.
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