Humanitarian crisis in Niger State has worsened, with thousands of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, struggling to survive. DAILY POST reports that the IDPs, in various camps in three local governments of Shiroro, Munya, and Rafi, are living in deplorable conditions.
Mostly women and children, they were forced to flee their homes due to violent attacks from bandits and Boko Haram extremists in the Northern region. Apart from poor housing within the IDPs camps, a gross violation of their rights and poor sanitation, they are also facing inadequate access to basic necessities like food, water, as well as healthcare. It was further observed that owing to insufficient food, malnutrition is rampant, with many children suffering from stunting and poor hygiene.
The centre caters for over 5,000 IDPs, out of which almost 4,000 sleep in the camp. “About 80 persons are cramped in a room, while others sleep outside the camp. The situation is not easy for the victims as they have no sources of livelihood,' he lamented. He added that, “the IDPs are suffering because their communities have been burnt down by bandits or Boko Haram sect. “Some of them are sick and currently in the hospital and we don't have adequate drugs.
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