14 persons were burnt to death with 1,250 shelters destroyed in a fire outbreak in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The fire reportedly broke out around 2:15pm on Thursday. Yabawa Kolo, chairman of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA), said the apartments of the IDPs were destroyed in […]
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Not less than eight people were killed people at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Dalori, Borno state, as Boko Haram insugents strike again. Bulama kachalla, a member of civilian JTF, said the insurgents also raided some communities destroying houses while some women and children from the camp were abducted. ‘The military and the […]
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The Borno state command of the Nigeria Police Force says the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, has its spies operating from internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Borno state. Ahmed Bello, an assistant commissioner of police in Borno, disclosed this while giving update on the security in the state. […]
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…Gives N100k each to IDPs to start new life ….Dangote is the fourth arm of Govt-Shettima Barley two weeks after donating 150 cars to the Nigeria Police, in yet another massive philanthropic gesture, the Aliko Dangote Foundation Monday, launched the Dangote village built for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The […]
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Some persons suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Awe local government area of Nasarawa state. Peter Ahemba, president of the Tiv Youth Organisation in the state, confirmed this to NAN on Wednesday. He said the attackers had ambushed the victims on Tuesday while on their way to pick […]
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Irate internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Agwatashi, Obi local government area of Nasarawa State, stoned the convoy of Umaru Tanko Al-Makura on Tuesday. Al-Makura had visited the camp with security chiefs in the state to assess situation arising from the killing of 32 persons by suspected herdsmen. It was gathered that when the governor was […]
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About eleven people were on Monday confirmed dead following a fire outbreak at an Internally Displaces Peoples camp in Rann, Borno state. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and health workers said the fire incident started at 10.27 am and lasted to about 3pm at the displaced persons camp in Rann, the headquarters […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to recover funds meant for internally displaced persons (IDPs) which were allegedly stolen by the “presidency cabal”. Spokesman of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement released on Sunday said the government is not sincere with the rehabilitation of IDPs. Ologbondiyan accused the government of […]
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Five people have been confirmed on Wednesday after two female suicide bombers attacked an Internally Displaced Persons, at Dalori, Maiduguri. The Borno State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, also confirmed that 39 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the attack. Satomi Ahmad, SEMA’s chairman confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Satomi said that a […]
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The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has registered about 80,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) after the recent clashes between herdsmen and farmers. Emmanuel Shior, executive secretary of SEMA, disclosed this in an interview with the NAN on Wednesday. He said the displaced people are in four camps located in Guma and Logo […]
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