{"id":95854,"date":"2022-01-13T14:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T14:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.intersos.org\/nigeria-thousands-of-displaced-people-are-unable-to-return-to-their-homes\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:41:36","slug":"nigeria-thousands-of-displaced-people-are-unable-to-return-to-their-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page\/en\/nigeria-thousands-of-displaced-people-are-unable-to-return-to-their-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria, thousands of displaced people are unable to return to their homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Since the Borno State Government decided to close the camps for internally displaced persons, in order to promote better living conditions, the number of displaced persons has increased dramatically<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> half of 2021, the Borno State Government, <a href=\"\/?page_id=3716\">Nigeria<\/a>, declared that <strong>Internally Displaced people (IDP) camps in the state would be closed and their inhabitants relocated<\/strong>. The move to shut down camps in the state by the end of December 2021 and relocate the IDPs was aimed at reducing the dependence on humanitarian aid and promoting better living conditions, dignity, stability and resilience among IDPs. But the decision was met with anxiety, fear, and disbelief. <strong>No humanitarian organization is allowed to distribute food and non-food Items<\/strong> in any newly resettled communities across the state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, INTERSOS\u2019 <strong>Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM)<\/strong> team has received an unprecedented number of IDPs including returnees from the neighbouring countries. As the IDP camps in <a href=\"\/?p=15034\">Maiduguri<\/a>, the state Capital, began shutting down, their inhabitants started moving to other locations across the state. <strong>Overcrowding<\/strong> and its consequences such as <a href=\"\/?p=15874\">spreading of diseases<\/a>, exposure to exploitation and abuse, overstretched resources, and general discomfort, are among the challenges experienced in the camps we manage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>In the camps, INTERSOS guarantees access to essential services<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>In Banki camp alone, <strong>we are catering to <\/strong><\/em><strong>47,715 <em>internally displaced persons (comprised <\/em><em>of <\/em>13,977 <\/strong><em><strong>households)<\/strong>; of which, 2% (953) are returnees from Maiduguri who came in less than one month after the government started shutting down camps\u201d,<\/em> says Wakirwa Adamu (CCCM Camp Manager) in Banki. <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Our services as CCCM are integrated &#8211; <strong>WASH, health, nutrition, safes spaces for protection, food distribution<\/strong> as well as a complaints and feedback mechanisms. We coordinate the entire humanitarian activities and the work of other stakeholders to ensure even distribution and access to services across the camp\u201d<\/em> he adds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the locations the IDPs who were relocated from Bakassi camp moved to was <strong>Monguno<\/strong> local government area (LGA) where <strong>INTERSOS manages 6 out of 12 camps.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cAs of 10th December, 2021, INTERSOS\/UNHCR CCCM Monitoring Team tracked <strong>a total of <\/strong><\/em><strong><em>2,031 households (12,486 individuals<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>)<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says Luke Eghire, an INTERSOS CCCM Camp Manager in Monguno.\u00a0Due to the fragile and volatile security situation in some of the locations like Guzamala and Marte LGAs, where some IDPs were supposed to return to, many preferred to stay in Monguno LGA which has 12 wards out of which only one is accessible &#8211; Monguno Central.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of the displaced indigenes from Monguno Central Ward were directly integrated into the host communities. Returnees from 11 wards in Monguno (inaccessible as a result of the protracted insurgency) stayed in Fulatari and Water-Board Extension IDP camps with makeshift shelters after SEMA <em>(Borno State Emergency Management Agency)<\/em>\u00a0and LGA authorities helped with some land-space. We are also working closely with other partners and community members to <strong>prevent discrimination and support their integration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The needs of the displaced population are very high<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with the recently relocated IDPs, they pointed out that there was the need for shelter, food, water, latrines, dignity kits, and medicines, in addition to the needs peculiar to women and children, to mention a few.\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cOver 2,000 shelters and Non-Food Items (NFIs) are needed to protect and improve the dignity of life of the returnees; this is in addition to the need for over 2,500 hygiene kits.<\/strong> 70% of the shelters are makeshift which need reinforcement due to the harsh and windy harmattan season. Additionally, <strong>many families are not able to benefit from food interventions, as they have been put on hold<\/strong>\u201d,<\/em> narrates Luke.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 10<sup>th<\/sup> of December 2021, there has been a sharp increase in the number of persons moving into Monguno. As the numbers continue to increase, there is a <strong>grave need for Water Sanitation and <em>Hygiene<\/em> facilities (WASH)<\/strong>. Some of the returnees are gradually practicing open defecation especially in Fulatari IDP Camp, due to <strong>lack of latrines and showers<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>A<\/em>dequate measures need to be in place to support IDPs safe, dignified return, while protecting their human rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the Borno State Government decided to close the camps for internally displaced persons, in order to promote better living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678,645,701,680],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nigeria","category-nigeria-2","category-protection"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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