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  • No death of children at Benue Idp camps – Bsema

    No death of children at Benue Idp camps – Bsema

    Contrary to the insinuations published in the Nation Online Newspaper on July 14, 2024, by Innocent Duru, the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) wishes to clarify that there have been no deaths of children at any of our IDP camps due to disease outbreaks. The report, which claimed that the IDP camp turned into a “children’s cemetery” and that diarrhoea had ravaged the camp claiming infants’ lives, is completely unfounded. The Executive Secretary of BSEMA, Sir James Iorpuu, has confirmed that all displaced persons in our camps receive the highest standard of care and attention.

    Responding through the Information Officer of the Agency, Sir James Iorpuu emphasized that IDPs are provided with comprehensive medical care in all camps across the state. The Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has ensured a constant supply of drugs and other medications to meet the health needs of IDPs in both camps and host communities.

    The government, through the Ministry of Health and Human Resources, along with support partners, is investing significantly to prevent outbreaks of epidemics. The claims made by Innocent Duru regarding the Ayin camp are incorrect. The Ayin IDP camp mentioned in his report is not recognized by BSEMA.

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    BSEMA only recognizes the Anyiin IDP camp in the Logo Local Government Area, where our staff are actively on the ground fulfilling the agency’s mandate. Under the leadership of Sir James Iorpuu, BSEMA is providing adequate response services and ensuring good hygiene practices in all camps across the state.

    The Benue State Government has mandated BSEMA to collaborate with all general hospitals, primary healthcare centres, and the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) for referrals and treatment of any illness without any cost to the patients.

    The agency categorically states that it has not received any reports of disease outbreaks in the Anyiin camp.

    BSEMA urges the author to retract the false, baseless, and unverified claims made in the publication. The Benue Government, through BSEMA, will continue to deliver comprehensive healthcare services, provide food, and supply other relief materials for the well-being of displaced persons across all official camps and host communities.

    Tema Ager

    Information Officer

    For the Executive Secretary of BSEMA.

  • Show concern for IDPs’ welfare, not relocation of FAAN, Arewa youths tell northern leaders

    Show concern for IDPs’ welfare, not relocation of FAAN, Arewa youths tell northern leaders

    • Yoruba coalition cautions Arewa groups

    A group of Northern women and youths, under the auspices of Arewa Consultative Youth and Women Forum (ACYWF), yesterday supported the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos.

     ACYWF criticised northern leaders and groups that have spoken against the relocation, saying they should rather concentrate on and discuss with the government how to relocate the numerous internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North back to their homes.

     In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its National President Adamu Mohammed Matazu, the group lauded the decision to relocate FAAN to Lagos.

     It said where the agency’s office is located should not be an issue as long as efficiency and productivity are not compromised.

    Distancing itself from the criticism, ACYWF said it had appraised recent efforts by President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the Aviation sector, including the relocation of FAAN to Lagos.

    The group maintained that it was satisfied with the government’s moves. 

     “We read with total shock how some of our people have decided to trivialise issues of national importance, like the relocation of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria office to Lagos.

     “What we have not yet understood is what they stand to gain in all of these. We have a plethora of issues begging for regional emergency and attention. We are faced with insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency across our land. We have countless IDP centres and it should rather bother us how to relocate them to their ancestral homes.”

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    Also, a coalition of Yoruba groups, under the aegis of the Alliance of Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM), has urged Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) to desist from making inflammatory statements on policy decisions of the Federal Government. In a statement by its General Secretary, Popoola Ajayi, AYDM said the relocation of the FAAN should not have generated antagonistic reactions attributed to AYCF Chairman Shettima Yerima.

    The group said the relocation of the FAAN and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from Abuja to Lagos State appeared to have been driven by honest intention to ensure optimum performance.

    AYDM said Nigeria needs to embrace the decentralisation of government functions and institutions in order to ensure greater prosperity and functional performance.

  • Minna Catholic Diocese to provide trauma healing programme for IDPs

    Minna Catholic Diocese to provide trauma healing programme for IDPs

    The Catholic Diocese of Minna has disclosed its plans to provide tramme healing programmes for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and victims of terrorism in Niger state.

    This, according to the church, is due to the post-traumatic stress disorder faced by the victims and IDPs after experiencing attacks on their homes, families and farmlands or being abducted and released by the terrorists.

    The Coordinator of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), Rev. Father Dauda Musa Bahago disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the ‘Emergency Response for Herders and Farmers Clash in Niger State’ Project at the Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDP) in Gwada in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.

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    He said that the people need more than foodstuff as they are currently going through various stages of mental disorder which when not addressed could be detrimental to their body and health.

    Bahago called on the Niger state Government to include the provision of counselling and therapy for victims of banditry and terrorism in the state as part of humanitarian assistance given to the victims rather than focusing only on the provision of food.

    He noted that interviews and interactions with the victims have shown that the experiences they suffered have been harrowing and life threatening which should not be left like that.

    “The Catholic Diocese of Minna is moving around, and appealing to well-meaning Nigerians to see that we provide mental and psycho-social support.

    “In as much as they are here and can’t go back to their communities for now, they should live in the best mental state,” he said.

    Bahago said that the JDPC Minna has been working tirelessly to meet the needs of displaced persons through the provision of relief materials such as food and medicine noting that the Catholic Diocese of Minna had earlier provided medical services to the displaced persons through the intervention of the Divine Mercy Hospital.

  • NGO urges FG to address plight of IDPs

    NGO urges FG to address plight of IDPs

    A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Madinma Foundation, has called on the Federal Government and Nigerians at large to take immediate action to alleviate the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country.

    It also called on Nigerians at large to contribute their quota in ameliorating the humanitarian crisis faced by these vulnerable individuals to ensure their wellbeing.

    The Chief Executive Officer of NGO, Dr. Chidinma Ogwo made the call during a press briefing in Abuja to shed light on the dire conditions faced by IDPs and call for urgent intervention.

    Highlighting the scale of the crisis, Dr. Ogwo said providing adequate support to IDPs regardless of their geographical location would demonstrate Federal Government’s commitment to human rights and social justice.

    She also urged Nigerians to demonstrate compassion and solidarity by supporting IDPs through donations, volunteering, and advocacy.

    Her words, “These individuals have been uprooted from their homes, separated from their families due to conflicts, natural disasters, and other socio-economic challenges and are living in dire conditions. “They often find themselves in overcrowded camps or makeshift settlements, lacking basic necessities such as food, clean water, shelter, and healthcare.

    Many of them have endured extreme trauma and have lost loved ones, struggling to rebuild their lives in unfamiliar and challenging circumstances.”

    The CEO stated further that addressing the needs of IDPs was crucial for national stability and development.”

    Displaced individuals often face a loss of livelihoods, limited access to education, and a lack of economic opportunities and this situation can lead to a cycle of poverty and dependency, hindering overall progress and exacerbating social inequalities.”

    By investing in the welfare of IDPs, the government can help break this cycle and foster inclusive growth, thereby contributing to the nation’s long-term stability and prosperity.”

    The Federal Government should also recognize that the plight of IDPs has far-reaching implications beyond the immediate humanitarian crisis as the presence of large numbers of displaced persons puts a strain on host communities, which may already be grappling with limited resources and infrastructure.

    “Neglecting the needs of IDPs can lead to increased tensions, social unrest, and even further displacement and therefore, by addressing the challenges faced by IDPs, the government can foster social cohesion and prevent the escalation of conflicts,” Dr Ogwo said.

    To alleviate the plights of IDPs, she recommended several key measures to prioritizing the provision of essential services, including food, clean water, healthcare, and shelter.

    “Government and well spirited individuals should establish more vocational training centers for IDPs so as to enable them become self reliant and also contribute to national Development.

    “Moreover, the Government should collaborate with international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and comprehensive response to the IDP crisis,” she said.

    While noting that IDP camps provide temporary refuge only, Dr. Ogwo appealed to the Federal Government to address the underlying causes of displacement and also facilitate the safe and dignified return of IDPs to their communities whenever possible.

  • Govt set to move IDPs to resettlement camps

    Govt set to move IDPs to resettlement camps

    • Commission distributes relief items to over 12,000 IDPs in Abuja

    The Federal Government has said it will soon relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable groups to permanent resettlement camps across the country.

    The government also said plans are underway to evacuate Nigerians in Cameroon, Niger, and Sudan back to their fatherland.

    It also said refugees in Nigeria who are willing to return to their countries would be evacuated soon.

    The Federal Commissioner for the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Tijani Ahmed, announced this during a visit and distribution of relief items to inmates in Durumi, Wassa, and New Karshi IDP camps and host communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

    The camps and communities currently accommodate over 12,000 IDPs from Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.

    On plans to resettle the IDPs, Ahmed said: “The IDPs cannot continue to live in camps till eternity. We have to find a way to ensure that we give them a lasting solution and that is by relocating them to resettlement camps.

    “If we allow them to remain the way they are, it will be the beginning of more troubles for this country. That is why this government is making efforts to ensure that those in the IDP camps are catered to.

    “The commission has commenced the construction of permanent camps in Nasarawa, Zamfara, Kano, Borno, Katsina, and Edo states. We will build more to ensure that most of our IDPs and the refugees are settled because we cannot continue to maintain them in the IDP camps.

    “In the next few days, we will start giving out those estates built by the commission to the IDPs. So, we are exiting the camps by the construction of the resettlement camps in the six states.

    “So, any moment from now, the IDPs will be exited and they will be trained in various skills so that they can be independent without relying on the government.

    “We plan to expand the resettlement camps such that they can house about 20,000 households in each of the states.”

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    On Nigerian refugees outside the country, the federal commissioner said: “Arrangement is on the ground to repatriate our people in Cameroon and to send back those who are here and want to go back to their countries. By the grace of God, they will all exit the camps soon.

    “We have about 10,000 of them that we are going to repatriate from Cameroon to Nigeria. For Sudan and Niger, we have about 7,000 of them. For the foreigners, some of them have been in Kano State, particularly those from Sudan. We are making efforts to send them back.”

    Commenting on the status of the IDPs in the camps he visited, Ahmed said: “We have about 2,700 IDPs in Durumi Camp; we have over 7,000 people in Wassa; and in New Karshi, we have nothing less than 2,000 of them.

    “Our purpose is to distribute critical supports in the form of agricultural inputs, educational supplies, and food care packs. As our nation celebrates its 63rd Independence Day, we renew our unwavering commitment to addressing the pressing needs of IDPs.

    “Our resolve is clear: no one, regardless of their gender, age, or vulnerabilities, should be left without vital support, echoing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

    “The importance of assisting IDPs cannot be overstated. Neglecting those in displacement can have profound social and economic consequences for both the displaced and their host communities.”

    The items distributed during the visit, the federal commissioner said, include “97 bags of 25kg rice, 97 cartons of spaghetti, 97 bags of 1kg Semovita, 20 cartons of groundnut oil, 26 cartons of seasoning, 22 cartons of salt”.

    He added: “Four hundred dozen of customised exercise books, 180 pairs of school sandals, 10 pieces of whiteboards, 10 pieces of whiteboard dusters, 180 customised school bags, 180 customised plastic chairs, and tables, biros, and pencils.

    “The agricultural materials are; pesticide packs, herbicides, insecticides, sprayers, and irrigation pumps.”

  • Plight of IDPs

    Plight of IDPs

    Governments can do a lot more to better their lot

    With an estimated Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) population of 3.6 million as at the end of 2022, Nigeria has the third largest number of this category of persons in Africa. Of these, about 40 per cent live in 309 camps and camp-like settlements while 60 per cent live in 2,072 host communities. While a minuscule proportion of IDPs in the country are victims of natural disasters like floods and fire outbreaks, the  majority have been forced to flee their communities of residence as a result of violence perpetrated by the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East, incessant banditry in the North-West as well as Fulani herdsmen assaults on farming communities, particularly in the North-Central and parts of the Southern region of the country.

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    The unsavoury plight of these IDPs in camps across the country is vividly illustrated by the case of inmates of Agagbe IDP camp in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State where an alarm has been raised over the outbreak of measles and other ailments as well as the worsening starvation in the camp. But nothing demonstrated the degree of dehumanisation and erosion of dignity in this camp than the report that many pregnant women there have had to resort to giving birth in a toilet, leading to the loss of some of such babies and exposing the unfortunate mothers to communicable diseases.

    The camp manager, Jacob Ibaah, confirmed that the women have no choice but to give birth in the toilet built by an international NGO, ‘Doctors Without Borders’. Describing the situation as dire, he lamented that the women have no access to adequate pre-natal or post-natal care.

     It is disturbing that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is reported to be aware of the situation at the camp but has done nothing meaningful to address the problems. The agency’s acting Executive Secretary, Mr James Iorpu, is quoted as telling reporters that “I allotted 200 bags of rice to them during the last food distribution exercise”. He appears to underestimate the gravity of the challenge and thus what he considers an appropriate response is absolutely inadequate.

    The case of this camp in Benue State is representative of the unwholesome scenario in most IDP camps in different parts of the country. Residents of these camps contend with severe food shortages, overcrowding, environmental degradation, lack of safe water, spread of communicable diseases as well as poor sanitation and waste management. Routine abuse of women and girls who have to offer sexual gratification to obtain food, money and other favours have also been reported.

    Ordinarily, IDP camps are supposed to be temporary arrangements where those dislocated by factors beyond their control are sheltered and catered for before normalcy is restored and they safely return to their homes. Unfortunately, most of the camps in the country appear to have become permanent abodes for the displaced as the insecurity that caused their dislocation in the first place becomes more protracted and seemingly insoluble. There is certainly the urgent necessity for the appropriate authorities to intensify efforts to restore security across the country to ensure that the phenomenon of IDPs becomes the exception rather than the norm.

    We understand that as the vast majority of the larger population in the country are faced with escalating economic hardships, it will become even more difficult to find sufficient resources to care for those in IDP camps. However, the respective levels of government have no alternative but to do all that is necessary to alleviate their plight, which is due to no fault of the IDPs but largely that of the laxity and negligence of the state, which exists, first and foremost, to protect the security and welfare of the citizenry.

    Despite current economic hardships, better care can be taken of the IDPs if the massive corruption and gross inefficiencies associated with running the camps by government agencies are decisively curtailed. Not only are funds meant to provide for the needs of IDPs reportedly routinely misappropriated, relief materials allocated for distribution to the camps are often allegedly diverted and sold by unscrupulous officials. Such criminal acts must be urgently checked.

  • 2019: IDPs won’t vote in Niger – INEC

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger state, Professor Sam Egwu has disclosed that there will be no Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) voting in Niger state because INEC does not recognize any IDP camp in the state.

    Egwu stated this while interacting with newsmen at the Niger state INEC office in Minna.

    He declared that INEC did not include Niger state among the states captured for IDP voting adding that no preparation had been done to that aspect.

    “IDP voting will not take place in Niger state. We have never recorded any official IDP camp in the state, so none has been recognized so far. Those who were said to be displaced have returned back to their homes where they can vote. ”

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    The Resident Electoral Commissioner then said that only 6,436 out of 22,839 who requested for transfer of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) had collected their PVC calling on others to ensure they collect their PVC before the close of collection by INEC.

    He added that there are over 2.39 million eligible voters in Niger state who are expected to vote on the forthcoming elections.

    He declared the preparedness of INEC in the state to conduct the forthcoming elections adding that they are gradually overcoming the logistical challenges they envisage may crop up.

  • Osinbajo visits Bayelsa flood victims, says disaster is monumental

    The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday described the flood that ravaged some communities in Bayelsa as a “monumental disaster.”

    Osinbajo who spoke at the Internally Displaced People’s (IDP) camp, Igbogene, on the outskirt of Yenagoa, said his visit was to assess the extent of damage caused by the flood.

    He said that he undertook an over-fly on a helicopter from the Port Harcourt International Airport through the flooded communities in Rivers and those within Yenagoa metropolis.

    The vice president observed that the exercise had made him realise the degree of suffering the flood had thrown many of the victims into.

    Osinbajo commended the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and its state counterpart, (SEMA) for their efforts in assisting the flood victims.

    He pledged the assistance of the Federal Government to resettle the victims and provide them means of livelihood to start life anew as soon as the flood was over.

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    He said his visit along with with the Director-General of NEMA and the Minister of Environment was to demonstrate the seriousness the federal government attached to the welfare of flood victims.

    The vice president also assured the people that as soon as he returned to Abuja the federal government would “restrategise” and get back to the state.

    Osinbajo further said that government was working on how to ensure that such emergency did not occur in future, by embarking on dredging of water channels and constructing canals.

    He urged the people to avoid dumping solid wastes into water channels to aviod flooding.

    The vice president pledged government would ensure that the babies delivered in the IDP camps were “perfectly and well cared for.”

    Also speaking, Gov. Seriake Dickson, described Bayelsa as the most impacted state across the federation, saying the state is situated below sea level.

    “You saw personally the extent of the devastation. This is the state mostly affected whenever there is flooding. This state is below sea level,” he said.

    The governor said the state government was doing all it could to care for the displaced people.

    According to him, apart from the 13 IDP camps already set up, additional three would be established to contain the increasing number of people displaced by flood.

    He expressed readiness of the state government to collaborate with the federal government for long term solution to the problem of flooding in the state.

    The governor lamented the insufficient quantity of relief materials supplied by NEMA.

  • Our Girls; INEC; IDPs; Ibadan/Lagos Potholes; @58

    Our Chibok Girls were kidnapped on April 15, 2014.

    Inexplicably Our Dapchi girl-child, 15, Leah Sharibu is not released and again threatened with execution, a very real possibility following the heartless kidnap of the three female aid workers with one Saifura Khorsa executed. Government must win against Boko Haram killers and the rampaging herdsmen. Politicians have trivialized, minimized and distorted the killings. Obviously politics is taken more seriously than marauding herders in ‘distant villages’. But people matter more than politics. Government should deploy police and army against herders in numbers it did for Osun elections. Of course, many others will die awaiting release of captured who exemplify unsung victims. The devilish masterminds who planned and executed the 10,000+ deaths and 1,000s+ of homes, farmlands and livelihoods destroyed are morally reprehensible, international criminals. Until government deals decisively with the lethal herders’ menace, we live with the bloodshed at breakfast until it is our turn or the menace is stopped. Then 3,000,000+ Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), across Nigeria, will be returned securely to a sustainable education and livelihood on ancestral lands – the only solution facilitated only by a greater response to IDPs needing to restart their routine lives. There are professionals and teachers in the camps who can immediately be paid to teach the children in IDP camps supported from Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and State Primary Education Board (SPEB).

    We require a ‘Visionary Rehabilitation Programme Master plan’ and monitored to prevent now routine billion naira corruption. Past visionless rehabilitation programmes for Bakassi etc were full of sound and righteous fury signifying government failure. Tragically, though we have consumed the profits from their land, Nigeria still offers lip-service to the Ogoniland Environment CleanUp, now, like the Second Niger Bridge, a pre-election gimmick.

    Government: STOP THE KILLINGS. NO MORE VISISTS ONLY AFTER DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!

    Nigeria also faces millions displaced by flooding. The capsizing of a ferry in Tanzania reminds us that lifejackets save everyone, not just children. River users must take responsibility for them and their families. Own your own lifejacket.

    If Ambode’s promise to fill potholes in Lagos State is just political gimmickry, then it is good example of why Nigeria has such poor infrastructure. If kept, Lagosians can blame or credit Tinubu for Ambode being ‘forced’ to fill the potholes, abi no bi so? A pothole count is the hallmark test of government pre-election, easily seen with consequent suffering by every single citizen of all parties and all ages. Citizens do not forget needless suffering in unfilled potholes –the yardstick of government performance. A road promised in 10 years is rubbish. What is wrong with ‘A Pothole-Free State’? Pothole filling should be first line budget call of government – to keep the country moving. The 100+ governorship and presidential aspirants nationwide must learn that the citizen loses billions of hours, billions of naira in wear and tear on bodily and mental health and vehicular stress, by the potholes between house, office, school, business and social opportunities. A pothole is a micro-economic disaster, powerful in its own right. Have the governors and presidents taken charms or ‘oath to protect potholes’ from harm? Governments must overcome its fear of filling potholes before they fester into large destructive ulcers paralyzing development. Remember the Apapa Port Road.

    All potholes start small. Potholes appearing suddenly may have been dug deliberately to slow traffic so road selling business can thrive. Charms are sometimes buried there as a modification of the old days ritual when on the way to school we would see a calabash at the junction with kolanut and food or lizards’ tails, palm oil and chicken feathers. I have recently studied the ‘Evolution of the Secretariat Roundabout Ibadan Pothole’. It took three months to grow to seven feet wide, three feet across and nine inches volume 180 or so litres enough to water herdsmen’s cows and for babies to swim. Snarled traffic diverts to both sides of the pothole creating a ‘junction nightmare’ and turning a ‘Pothole’ into a ‘Carhole’ at the entrance to the state’s governance structure. Who is hiding the pothole from the governor? Someone should ‘Whistle-blow the Secretariat Roundabout Ibadan Pothole’ before the governor discovers it from the governor’s overhead bridge. It could become a campaign issue. When can we announce the death of ‘The Secretariat Roundabout Ibadan Pothole’ pothole and other potholes like at Uncle Joe’s, Mokola and Dugbe?

    Thankfully the Parliament Secretariat road has solar lights at night. Very nice. But no politician reads by such lights at night. Please extend the solar lights state-wide.

    Nigerians are angry at bank profits and unfair bank charges. The calculation at N65 ATM charge/customer banks rake in N4,940,000,000. This information is from #StopCBNATATMRobbery. Join the fight against immoral Nigerian bank charges.

    The English identified foxes as mass cat murders in London though some victims’ owners think forensics also points to a human mass cat killer. Meanwhile Nigeria’s terrorists kill actual human beings with no forensics, photographs or fingerprints or blood samples taken. A killer today could become a Nigerian king tomorrow. No evidence gathering.

    Have a deeply thoughtful October 1, the 58th anniversary of independence. Remember the unacceptably high human, political, moral and financial cost viciously imposed on us for being Nigerians spending a decimated naira in the midst of plenty for the few.  The youth and other citizens demand a better today@58 and brighter future.

     

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  • ISIS terrorists have links in Borno IDP camps – Police

    The Borno Police Command said on Wednesday that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS, had its spies operating from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno.

    Ahmed Bello, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Borno Command, disclosed this while giving update on security situation at a Humanitarian and Development Coordination Forum in Maiduguri.

    Bello, who represented the Commissioner of Police, Demien Chukwu, said it was established that three among the 22 ‘Boko-Haram’ insurgents arrested two months ago, were members of ISIS.

    He disclosed that the terrorists usually stationed their stooge at the IDP camps to perpetrate chaos, without being noticed.

    “We had launched radio programmes aimed at sensitising the larger society on the need to be sensitive of their environment.

    “It will interest you to note that some of the affected victims in camps were not IDPs. We have our ways of rating them to the classes of A.B.C.

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    “So if you find any suspicious person, do not just send him away, but arrest him beccause the terrorists have their sympathisers; they are the people that are giving them information,”he said.

    He explained that the arrest of the culprit had led to drastic reduction in cases of bomb blasts perpetrated by the insurgents, using Improvised Explossive Device in Maiduguri metropolis.

    In his remarks, Bashir Garga, NEMA Northeast Zonal Coordinator, commended the police and other security agencies for providing protection to the IDPs and creating safe working environment for humanitarian aid workers in the Northeast.