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  • EXCLUSIVE: Over 20 killed, 851 persons displaced as bandits unleash mayhem in Kaduna [PHOTOS/VIDEOS]

    EXCLUSIVE: Over 20 killed, 851 persons displaced as bandits unleash mayhem in Kaduna [PHOTOS/VIDEOS]

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    Emmanuel Bagudu
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    …we just registered 420 Households, 851 persons in the camp says officials… …my daughter was chased and stabbed and left to drawn in River Kaduna, woman cry out….. ……Zonkwa Now hosting 13 Communities displaced by herdsmen attack…. By Emmanuel Bagudu From Thursday 9th July up till Sunday (today) 12 July, major communities under curfew in…

  • Plateau to close IDP camps by year end – Lalong

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, Monday assured that all the IDP camps in this state will be vacated by the end of the year. The governor said that his administration decided to handle the issue of IDPs in three phases and so far, the first two phases have been concluded. He said that he is…

  • Two killed in Boko Haram’s attack on Maiduguri IDP camp

    Two killed in Boko Haram’s attack on Maiduguri IDP camp

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Normalcy has returned to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Dalori, Maiduguri, after Thursday night attack by Boko Haram. Two persons –an old man and a child – died in the attack. Dozens of hoodlums on motorcycles and two motorised rickshaws invaded the IDPs at about 8pm after gaining entry through the back perimeter…

  • Fire destroys 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camp

    Fire destroys 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camp

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    Bayo Millz
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    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 140 shelters were destroyed by fire in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps at Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. NEMA Northeast Information Officer, Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri. Ibrahim said the fire incidents were recorded at Flatari and Nguro camps…

  • NEMA begins resettlement of returnees in Borno

    NEMA begins resettlement of returnees in Borno

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    Bayo Millz
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    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it has began preparations for the resettlement of returnees to Jakana community of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Information Officer, NEMA Northeast Zonal Office, in a statement said the agency in collaboration with the military has began preparations to return the affected…

  • NIMASA donates relief materials to IDP camps

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    Olaotan Falade
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    …As Peterside calls for more support …Borno, Adamawa, Benue, Bakassi others get relief materials In line with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), relief materials have been donated to some Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camps across some affected states in Nigeria, while the Director General of…

  • Plateau govt organises free lessons for children in IDPs’ camps

    Plateau govt organises free lessons for children in IDPs’ camps

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Plateau Government has concluded plans to commence free lessons for children in nine Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state. The camps were established following recent attacks in some communities in Jos South, Riyom, Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas, which displaced more than 12,000 persons and destroyed properties worth millions of…

  • [Photos] Nine feared dead, several injured as fire razes IDP camp in Borno

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Not less than nine people were reportedly feared dead after a fire outbreak occurred at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Rann, Kala Balge Local Government area of Borno State. This is following an outbreak of fire, which killed nine people and injured many others in the camp. According to information gathered from one…

  • Fire razes ultra-modern IDP camp in Plateau

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The newly constructed ultra-modern Internally Displaced Persons ( IDPs ) Camp in Shendam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau has been razed by fire. The camp was constructed by the Presidential Committee on Flood, Relief and Rehabilitation, which came into being after the 2012 flood disaster that ravaged 24 states in the country. Mr Bintan…

  • China donates 135, 500 bags of rice to IDP’s in North-east

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Government of People’s Republic of China has donated 135, 500 bags of rice for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region. Mr Bashir Garga, National Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri. Garga said the commodity was…