Borno Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has met with over 120,000 refuges in Niger Republic displaced by Boko Haram insurgency.
The refugees, who consist of men, women and children fled from different communities from the northern part of the State, trekked to neighbouring Niger at the heat of the crisis in 2014.
The statement recalled that about three weeks ago, Zulum had hosted a high level meeting in Abuja, which had in attendance officials from Nigeria’s Federal ministries of Foreign Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development; the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and internally displaced persons and the National Emergency Management Agency to discuss repatriation of Borno citizens from Cameroon, Niger and ChadHost Governor of Diffa, Isa Lameen led Zulum...
The visit to Malam-Fatori, the first time in more than five years by a civilian, happened the same Saturday the Governor entered Diffa province in Niger Republic.
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