Nigeria: UN Opposes Forced Return of Nigerian Refugees From Cameroon

The United Nations (UN) has opposed the Cameroonian government's "forced repatriation" of 130, 000 Nigerian refugees to the border towns of Banki, Gwoza and Pulka in Borno State.

According to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the repatriation is in gross violation of the tripartite agreement of voluntary return of refugees signed on March 2, 2017 in Yaounde between Nigeria and Cameroun.

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