Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported missing in the country’s North-East region due to a decade of conflict in the area, according to the ICRC.
Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported missing in the country’s North-East region due to a decade of conflict in the area, according to theThe figure is the highest number of missing persons registered with the ICRC in any country, the humanitarian agency said in a press released posted on its website on Thursday.
“Every parent’s worst nightmare is not knowing where their child is. This is the tragic reality for thousands of Nigerian parents, leaving them with the anguish of a constant search. “Every parent’s worst nightmare is not knowing where their child is. This is the tragic reality for thousands of Nigerian parents, leaving them with the anguish of a constant search. People have the right to know the fate of their loved ones, and more needs to be done to prevent families from being separated in the first place,” said ICRC President Peter Maurer today at the end of his five-day visit to the country.
So far, 367 cases have been solved since ICRC received its first cases in 2013, underscoring the immense challenges that come with finding missing people and reconnecting them with their families in Nigeria. Large swathes of the northeast of the country remain completely inaccessible to humanitarian organisations. People have also been displaced by fighting many times, making them harder to find.
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