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| Nigeria: displaced person camps under pressure |
| 2023-06-24 |
| [AFRICANEWS] After authorities in northeast Nigeria ... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border... closed a dozen camps for people displaced by the region's jihadist conflict, the other camps are increasingly overwhelmed. Authorities in the state of Borno last year shut the camps, saying they had secured the countryside. While the number of attacks have decreased in recent years, the jihadists remain active in the region and people have been forced to find refuge elsewhere. Thousands have fled to Borno State capital, Maiduguri. The official camp GSSS was built to house 25,000 but now hosts 100,000, according to the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... Related: Borno: 2023-06-10 ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Terrorists Disguised As Tricycle Riders, Attacked Pastor In Borno Borno: 2023-05-21 Nigerian Police Arrest ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Fighter For Theft In Borno Borno: 2023-05-16 Good Morning Related: Maiduguri: 2023-02-01 ISWAP Terrorists Distribute Old Naira Notes Worth N100,000 To Passengers On Borno State Highway Maiduguri: 2023-01-09 Home Of Late Boko Haram Founder, Mohammed Yusuf In Borno Becomes Criminal Hideout Maiduguri: 2022-12-23 Court Again Jails Mama Boko Haram, Two Others In Borno State For 10 Years Over 120million Fraud |
| Posted by:Fred |