By Olayemi Esan
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has resettled 69,000 IDPs in 11 Borno communities, following the closure of six camps in Maiduguri metropolis, including the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp last July.
The Director-General, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Yabawa Kolo, disclosed in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, that 13 camps were earmarked for closure this year.
According to her, the 69,000 IDPs were relocated from six official camps of Bakkasi, Muhammad Goni College Of Legal Studies (MOGOLIS), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Farm Centre, Muna Dayalti and Haruna Alana. She pledged to ensure the return of about 1.6 million IDPs in 2022.
Meanwhile, IDPs in the New Kuchigoro camp of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, say the Federal Government has not been helping the inmates.
They charged the government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to help less-privileged Nigerians, especially this festive season.
Speaking on behalf of residents while receiving an NGO, Victory Idewele Foundation (VIF), on medical outreach to the camp, Ali Yusuf said: “Government has not been doing anything to help us here; it is only NGOs that come here to attend to us."
