Internally Displaced Person Camps in Borno

Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno State, Nigeria are centers harboring Nigerians who have been forced to flee their homes but remain within the country's borders. Displaced persons in Maiduguri camps ranged from 120,000 to 130,000, while those in local government areas ranged above 400,000.[1] There were over two million displaced persons in the state.[2] Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) suggested the figure of Internally Displaced Persons in the state to be 1,434,149, the highest in Northern Nigeria.[3]

History

2016

Millions of people became homeless when the terrorist group Boko Haram appeared in Borno, in the last seven years.[4] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps remained 32 in Borno, 16 of which were located in Maiduguri, while 16 were in local government areas.[1]

2017

Kashim Shettima, the state's governor, said all IDP camps in the state would be closed down by 29 May 2017 because "it is becoming a problem on their own.".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Borno still has 32 IDP camps despite return of some displaced persons – NEMA - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. 1 2 "Borno to close all IDP camps - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  3. ↑ "State of IDP camps in Nigeria". www.authorityngr.com. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. ↑ "BORNO Food crisis, malnutrition, prostitution rock IDPs camp - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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