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Zulum calls for return of over 200,000 refugees in neighboring countries

More than 200,000 refugees were displaced by violence ravaging the states in the North-west. Zulum made the call for the return of the refugees on Thursday at a stakeholders’ implementation meeting on the Global Compact of Refugees in Abuja. The event was organised by the Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management Affairs in collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Mr Zulum said his government was keen on supporting the over 200,000 refugees from Borno in neighbouring countries like Cameroon, Republic of Niger and Chad be brought back home. “We need to follow up commitment with action, which is very important. One of the importance of this Global Compact of Refugees is to support citizens of countries of origin for the return of refugees back to their home country,

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Zulum calls for return home of Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries

Zulum calls for return home of Nigerian refugees in neighbouring countries Governor Zulum says over 200,000 refugees from Borno State are living in Cameroon, Republic of Niger and Chad. 3 min read Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State says it is time for over 200,000 refugees from his state who are in neighbouring countries to return home. Mr Zulum made the call on Thursday at a stakeholders’ implementation meeting on the Global Compact of Refugees in Abuja. The event was organised by the Ministry of Humanitarian and Disaster Management Affairs in collaboration with the The UNCHR in May said violence in parts of North-western Nigeria forced an estimated 23,000 persons from their homes to seek safety in Niger Republic in April alone.

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Fed Govt to begin return of Borno refugees in Cameroon

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