The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday disclosed that about 245,000 Nigerians, mostly from the North East, are seeking refuge in Cameroon, Niger and Chad. In his estimation, Canhandula said that currently, 94,000 Nigerian refugees from the North East are in Cameroon, 12,000 are in Chad while 112,000 are in Niger. Also, with the insurgency in the North West, there was an outflow of 27,000 refugees to Niger. In view of the high migration rate of Nigerian refugees from the country, the state of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the West African nation is questioned. Provide an avenue for IDPs to make ends meet and more importantly, increase the standard of living of its citizens.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 28, 2019 17:03 UTC