November 23, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has disclosed plans to begin the processes of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, back home.
Thousands of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency had fled to the neighbouring countries at the peak of the insurgency.
Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Ahmed Tijjani, stated this on Thursday, in Maiduguri after a meeting with Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno.
Tijjani said the government had also agreed to close the remaining Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri and return the displaced persons to their ancestral homes within the shortest possible time.
“We discussed the evacuation of refugees from Cameroon, Niger and Chad. It was agreed that a tripartite meeting would be held. The Commission will sit and come out with the process and procedure to apply in evacuating our people. Registration of refugees for the voluntary evacuation is ongoing in collaboration with the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR),” Tijjani said.
He lauded the Borno Government for its commitment to the welfare of the people concerned and assured of the Commission’s support at all times.
Tijjani said the Commission had already established a resettlement city in Amarwa Village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno for the returnees with provisions for schools, clinics, markets, a police outpost and a skill acquisition centre among others.
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