Danjuma Suleiman Nalongo, Director-General of the Niger State Agency for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, has revealed that 14,342 IDPs who have been displaced owing to insecurity are now seeking sanctuary at different IDP camps put up by the state government in the state.
The DG, who made the announcement in Minna, stated that they were relocated as a result of repeated violent attacks on rural areas by bandits or rebel groups in recent years.
He said that the number of IDPs receiving assistance varies depending on whether their areas are assaulted by gunmen or rebel organisations in the state.
According to him:
“When people are displaced, they abandon their residences or homelands and seek refuge in urban areas. After attacks by bandits, they often return to their homes and resume their normal lives, leading to fluctuations in the number of IDPs”.
He also stated that during the most recent banditry attacks in rural villages, 14,342 IDPs were recorded in various locations and sections of the state, primarily in Shiroro LG, which includes communities such as Allawa, Kuta, and Gwada, as well as Rafi and Munya LGs in the Niger East Senatorial District.
Nalongo also reported that other LGs, including as Borgu, Kontagora, and Bangi in Mariga, Niger North senatorial district, have been attacked by bandits.
“We also have Wushishi and Zungeru communities in Wushishi LGA, which are also seriously affected by insecurity challenges,” he added.
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