Over 3.2 million people are displaced, including over 2.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in north-eastern Nigeria, over 684,000 IDPs in Cameroun, Chad and Niger and 304,000 refugees in the four countries. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to address plights of InternallyDisplaced Persons (IDPs) in camps and communities. Over 2.5 million IDPs are in need of food and other insurgency commodities. In IDPs, there is generally far greater freedom of movement and more opportunities for work for both men and women. In a number of camps in Nigeria, women significantly outnumber men and are the de facto heads of their households.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2021 03:38 UTC