NEMA Relocates IDPs to New Camps After Boko Haram Attacks

Efforts are currently ongoing to depopulate the growing population of Internally Displaced Persons in the camp set up at Dikwa local government area of Borno State, the National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with Borno State Emergency management agency, has started moving the IDPS to new camps set up in Ngala, Marte, Bama and Mafa councils.

Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alh Usman Dikwa, accompanied by chairmen of the affected local governments was at Dikwa, where a team of Emergency and Humanitarian workers led by zonal coordinator NEMA North-East, Muhammed kanar delivered food items and health care facilities for the upkeep of the IDPS in their new locations.

Buses and trailers were provided to transport the IDPS and their belongings to their local Government of origin, among the places declared safe by the military.

NEMA mobile clinic and medical team were on hand to provide medical care, while excavators were provided to dig trenches in the new locations to make them more fortified.