Federal government has donated food and non-food relief items to Borno State government to support the resettlement of Nigerians who returned from Chad.
Director of Refugee Department at the National Commission for Migrants, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, Mrs Fatima Daura made the presentation yesterday in Maiduguri.
The returnees had been taking shelter in Chad after their communities were overrun by insurgents before their repatriation about two weeks ago.
She, however, reassured of the federal government’s commitment toward achieving a safe, dignified and voluntary return of displaced persons under the Tripartite Agreement between Nigeria, Chad and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR.
Daura also announced that a medical outreach would follow in the coming days to address the healthcare needs of the returnees.
She said the relief materials were 2,400 bags of rice, 3,500 cartons of spaghetti, 500 cartons of vegetable oil and 185 bags of millet.
“In addition, non-food items such as 1,600 bags of cement, 500 mattresses, 500 mats, 400 bed sheets, 500 blankets, 300 cartons of water purifiers, 500 mosquito nets, 300 plastic buckets with taps, and 50 rolls of wrappers were provided to aid resettlement efforts,” she said.
Commissioner for Education and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Refugee Repatriation, Alhaji Abba Wakilbe, who received the items on behalf of the state, expressed gratitude to the federal government.
