“We wish to call on the international bodies and the federal government to come in and assist the state government in providing certain facilities like water, education, social support and others.”
Mr Princewill Ayim, Director General of SEMA in Cross River, disclosed this in an Interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar.
According to him, the figure represents 69.5 per cent of the total number of Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria, adding that the new figure was released by the UNHCR in January 2020. He added that from the latest figure, 45.9 per cent of the refugees are male, while the female represents 54.1 per cent. “These refugees are being registered by the UNHCR as they come in. As we speak, the facilities in the camps are been overstretched because of the increasing numbers.
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