Adamawa govt suspends closure of IDP camps

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The Adamawa Commissioner for Information, Ahmad Sajoh, says the plan to close Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state, has been suspended indefinitely.

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Sajoh, who is also the Chairman of the state Committee for the closure of the camps, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola.

He said the measure was taken in the best interest of the IDPs in spite of the fact that 86 per cent of them had indicated their interest to return home.

He said that 95 per cent of the IDPs in the state were from Borno, adding that their return home would be based on their willingness, dignity and safety.

The commissioner said over 100 of the IDPs who recently moved from the state to Banki in Borno were turned back for security reasons.

On the issue of IDPs willing to leave camps and settle with host communities, the chairman said that there were two of such settlements in Daware in Fufore Local Government Area and Malkohi in Yola North Local Government Area.

He, however, explained that the facilities at the settlements such as schools and health centres were over-stretched.

“We need more schools, health centres and other social facilities; these are the challenges we are facing at the settlements.

“ And these are the areas we want organisations such as the Victims Support Fund (VSF) to focus on,” Sajoh said.

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