Farming communities in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi local government areas in Niger State have raised the alarm over the return of banditry and abduction just as they started harvesting their maize, cassava, groundnut and tomato. Daily Trust gathered that between Saturday and Sunday, 16 farmers were kidnapped in Rafi and Shiroro LGAs. Flood kills 10, […]
As the rainy season begins in parts of Niger State, internally displaced persons (IDPS) from communities affected by various attacks are anxious to return to their homes to engage in farming, which have been their means of livelihood. Daily Trust Saturday reports that aside the challenge of physical development in the state, security situation in […]
The February 21 bomb blast that claimed the lives of four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, has heightened fear among communities and security personnel. The incident has forced many locals to flee their homes, causing an overpopulation of displaced persons camps […]
UN Report Says Over 56,000 Nigerians Displaced In Three Months
Most of the displaced people relocated to uncompleted structures in public schools, uncompleted or/and abandoned houses while others sought shelter with relatives and friends.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 18, 2021
At least 56,158 Nigerians were displaced or affected by growing insecurity and other conflicts in 10 northern states of the country within the first three months of the year.
According to a United Nations agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix compiled by Daily Trust between January and March, the displacements were caused by ongoing violence, growing insecurity, banditry, armed attacks, and non-state armed groups in various local government areas in northern Nigeria.