According to Dem, most of the IDPs will want to go back to their original places of abode “once there is a means of sustenance”. “A lot of the displaced persons want to return to their original homes, but they don’t have the wherewithal to do so. “They lack the financial muscle to rebuild their burnt houses, buy their farming implements and even rekindle their former businesses. Lengman added that the agency had gone into partnership with some international organisations on ways to support and empower the IDPs in the state. “So, in our five-year conflict strategic plan, the issue of empowerment of the displaced is well captured,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2018 15:33 UTC