Internally displaced persons camps in Borno

Internally displaced person camps in Borno State, Nigeria were centers accommodating Nigerians who had been forced to flee their homes but remain within the country's borders. Displaced persons camps in Maiduguri accommodated from 120,000 to 130,000 people, 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]

References
  1. "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. "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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