Boko Haram: NEMA opens new IDP camps

The National Emergency Management Agency have started moving Internally Displaced Persons to new camps in a bid to depopulate the camp set up at Dikwa local government area of Borno State.

The exercise, which is being carried out in collaboration with Borno State Emergency management agency, will see the IDPS moved to new camps set up in Ngala, Marte, Bama and Mafa councils.

Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alh Usman Dikwa, accompanied by chairmen of the affected local governments was at Dikwa, where a team of Emergency and Humanitarian workers led by zonal coordinator NEMA North-East, Muhammed kanar delivered food items and health care facilities for the upkeep of the IDPs in their new locations.

Transportation was also provided to transport the IDPs and their belongings to their local Government of origin, among the places declared safe by the military.

Mobile clinic have also been set up, while the new locations have also been fortified.