ICC Note:

Almost 30,000 Nigerian refugees have returned to Nigeria after fleeing to Niger and Cameroon because of Boko Haram attacks. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) recently released its report and noted most of the refugees fled from Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa State. Borno contains many Christian villages, like Chibok village, that have been continually persecuted for their faith. Perhaps we will begin to see an increase in the Christian population of Nigeria as villagers return home.

12/30/2016 Nigeria (All Africa) – About 29,581 Nigerians who fled their communities in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa State as a result of the Boko Haram activities to Republic of Niger and Cameroun have voluntarily returned.

This was contained in a published report of humanitarian relief intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which was released recently.

The report according to a statement by the Head, Media and Public Relations, NEMA, Sani Datti, said13,046 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in May, 2015 were received in Geidam, Yobe State, while between April and December 2015, NEMA received about 16,595 Nigerians who had voluntarily returned from Cameroun through the Sahuda border crossing area near Mubi, Adamawa State.

“Some of the Nigerians that fled to neighbouring countries (Niger, Chad and Cameroun) were provided with humanitarian relief support by the Federal Government of Nigeria through NEMA to alleviate their suffering. The displaced Nigerians have also received humanitarian supports from the host governments, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the host communities and Nigerian citizens living in the three host countries” the report said. There are presently 20,804 displaced Nigerians living the Republic of Chad, 80,709 in the Republic of Cameroun and 138,321 in the Republic in Niger.

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