Over 30,000 displaced Nigerians have returned as result of insurgent activities to Republic of Niger and Cameroun have voluntarily returned. This was graded from a report given by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which was released recently.
"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. 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 stated.
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.
