Bama IDP Camp: Minister of Information and Culture , Alh. Lai Mohammed addressing Victims of Boko Haram at Bama IDP Camp in Maiduguri while Boron State Deputy Governor , Usman Mamman Dwikwa and others look on during Ministers Tour of Bama . Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan.
…says compilation has begun
ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari has described the number of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs and Nigerian refugees as frightening.
PRESIDENT BUHARI
He, however, said his administration had begun the process of a comprehensive compilation of their data to speed up their resettlement.
The President spoke when he received the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Samantha Power, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday.
He added that the compilation of the IDPs and refugees was being done by designated Federal Government agencies, the military and other security agencies.
“We have frightening indices of the number of people and the situation in the IDP camps across the country. And in spite of the government’s efforts and the hospitality of individuals and organizations, the situation needs better handling.
“A large segment of the IDPs are mostly women and children. Some of the children are orphaned and don’t know where they came from.
“Now we are working on getting a comprehensive data of all the people in the camps so that the government and NGOs will be properly briefed on where and how to support them,” he said.
The President said that IDPs, who were into farming before they were displaced by Boko Haram, would be mobilized and assisted by the Ministry of Agriculture to return to their farms.
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