Tag: IDPs

Gov. Zulum uncovers fake internally-displaced persons in Borno camp

Aminu Imam

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has discovered fake internally-displaced persons, (IDPs), at the Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies, in Maiduguri, where IDPs from Abadam local government area of northern Borno were being camped. It was gathered that Zulum, at about midnight on Sunday, stormed the camp and immediately sealed entrance and supervised a headcount to identify actual IDPs, in order to put a stop to rampant cases of dubious residents pretending to be displaced, who spend day times at IDP camps to share food meant for IDPs, and towards…

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Boko Haram insurgents slaughter five IDPs in Borno

Aminu Imam

Five internally-displaced persons, (IDPs), have been slaughtered by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa local government area of Borno State. It was learnt that the insurgents attacked the IDPs when they went in search of firewood outside Damboa town on Thursday. The tragic incident was confirmed to newsmen by a vigilante, Abu Damboa. The vigilante said eight IDPs were declared missing when they didn’t return. He and his colleagues then embarked on a search-and-rescue operation. Meanwhile, the chairman of Damboa LGA., Prof. A G Alooma, his vice, Ali M. Ka’uji…

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NGO holds storytelling competition in FCT IDPs camp

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A non-governmental organisation NGO, Skills Africa Network, on Friday held a story telling competition for female children at the New Kuchingoro Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in the FCT. The competition was organised in collaboration with GirlSpace Charity Foundation, Tabitha Kids Bookshop, Trinity Boys Football Club, Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realisation and Ajebota Kids Luxury Spa. Afolabi Williams, the Founder, Skills Africa Network, said the competition was organised to help the children pursue their education and career goals amidst their condition. Williams, who was represented by Awele Otakpor, the…

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IDPs threaten to join Boko Haram, accuse FG of romance with terrorists

Ishaku Yohanna

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Kuchingworo and Durumi camps in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have threatened to join Boko Haram should Federal government continue to romance with repentant terrorists and ignore them their victims. They issued the threat at the public presentation of the report ‘Managing Internal Displacement Crisis in Nigeria’ held in Abuja. One of the IDPs from Kuchingworo camp, who pleaded anonymity accused the federal government of being biased for prioritizing rehabilitation of the repentant Boko Haram and abandoning them to nurse their wounds. The IDP, who…

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