Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has set December 31st deadline to close down all internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps located in the state.
Zulum,who disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, explained that the move is aimed at compelling the displaced persons to return to their ancestral homes.
He added:“I came to brief the President on the efforts made by the Borno State government in ensuring the return of internally displaced persons to their homes.So far so good, Borno State government have started well and arrangements have been concluded to ensure the closure of all internally displaced persons camps that are inside Maiduguri metropolis on or before 31st December, 2021,” he said.
According to him,arrangements have also been concluded for the safe return of displaced persons, currently residing in neighbouring Niger and Cameroun Republics, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
He said the state government is also making efforts in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to continue with the repatriation of Nigerians that are living in Minawo camp in Cameroun.
“Furthermore, on the 27th November, Borno State government will ensure the resettlement of IDPs that are living in Diffa Province of Niger to Malumfatari, a local government area in Borno State, where now, we don’t have human population, because of the insurgency,” he explained.
