According to them, government has done little or nothing to ameliorate their plights and more often than not, patients taken by them to any of the general hospitals in the FCT are rejected because they are IDPs. The Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the camp, Umoru Gida, speaking at the just-concluded Journalists for Christ International Outreach (JFC) media roundtable/public presentation of report on management of internal displacement crisis in Nigeria, said most of the bags of rice and Indomie donated to them are usually kept in the store, so that they can sell and use the proceeds to pay for hospitals bills. He said: “Because of lack of money, some of our youths now work for these miscreants who pay them N2, 000 to N3, 000 to commit crimes for them within the FCT. Executive Director, Peace Development Project (Research Consultant), Francis Abayomi, in a brief overview, explained that the role of the media is very key in managing the IDP, adding that there are several camps not recognised and captured in the federal government’s plans, stressing the need to monitor how resources are disbursed and channeled to the IDPs. He called for strengthening of the enabling laws in the management of the IDPs, while the welfare of security agents protecting the camps needs to prioritised.

Source: The Guardian August 22, 2020 03:15 UTC