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35,200 Individuals
Internally displaced persons in Nigeria
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Internally displaced persons in Nigeria

2,093,030


Last Updated 31 Aug 2016
IOM/DTM round IX April 2016
2,155,618 individuals (352,840 households) were identified in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, states and Abuja. In total, 1,856,616 IDPs captured through the DTM assessments have been displaced by the insurgency (86.16% of the total IDP population).

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UNHCR continues to scale up its presence in the north-east with the deployment of additional staff
23 Sep 2016
Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Country Teams call for US$542 million to provide aid to 6 million people
23 Sep 2016
WHO trains health workers on Early Warning and Alert System in Borno State
12 Sep 2016
IRIN news: Malnutrition rates in Nigeria “horrifying”
05 Sep 2016
Lake Chad Basin: Millions of children suffer violence by Boko Haram , according to UNICEF
30 Aug 2016

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Nigeria: Crisis Info on Borno Emergency - September 2016
MSF, 28 Sep 2016
The conflict in Borno State started in 2009 when Boko Haram launched attacks in Bauchi, Borno, Yobe and Kano. By 2014, Boko Haram controlled large swathes of territory in Borno State. In 2015, Nigeria elected a new President who vowed to take back control of territory from Boko Haram and also sta...
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Boko Haram leaves Nigeria a lifetime of mental trauma
Agence France Presse, 25 Sep 2016
Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Sunday 9/25/2016 - 04:09 GMT by Aminu ABUBAKAR Phil HAZLEWOOD The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army number to no-one in particular. He stood up straight and ended every reply with a bark of "sah" (sir). But his ...
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Hunger stalks NE Nigeria as governments and donors to Lake Chad Basin crisis meet
Oxfam, 23 Sep 2016
The ongoing conflict with Boko Haram in West Africa has pushed the number of people facing the threat of severe hunger to more than 6 million according to the latest assessments, say 15 humanitarian organizations. The warning comes as governments and donors meet to talk about the humanitarian crisis...
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Nigeria returnees face shelter problems, economic challenges, food shortages
UNHCR, 23 Sep 2016
As the Nigerian government continues to open up areas formerly controlled by Boko Haram and to facilitate the return of thousands of people to their home areas in the north-east, the scale of the damage is becoming more and more apparent and new humanitarian challenges are emerging. The governmen...
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Will changes in Boko Haram leadership revive local support?
Institute for Security Studies, 22 Sep 2016
Local support for the so-called West Africa Province of the Islamic State (more commonly referred to as Boko Haram) has always been a nebulous subject. Often measured in terms of recruitment, local support for the organisation has been erratic over time and shaped by various factors. Nonetheless,...
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