The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the return of 5403 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to the home after their stay in Camps.
The returnees include 1517 in Mafa , 750 in konduga, 1200 in Ngamboru and about 1,936 are due to return to Dikwa
This is coming at a period Governor of Borno State Kashim Shettima and a team of NEMA North East zonal staff led by Zonal coordinator Muhammed Kanar spent the night in Bama in order to fast track the reconstruction of homes and other structures to facilitate the return of residents displaced by insurgency.
A statement by North East NEMA Spokesperson Abdulkadir Ibrahim noted that the team delivered food items on behalf of the Director General of NEMA Muhammed Sani Sidi; adding also that the Zonal Coordinator also promised to provide building materials in line with the needs assessment conducted by NEMA and Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA).
