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Nigeria:
Repatriation - Borno Evacuates 1,200 Refugees Sent Away From Niger Republic
Leadership, 10 May 2015
Borno State Government has evacuated first batch of one thousand and two hundred of its citizens sent out from Niger Republic. The citizens had gathered at a camp in Geidam town of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Establishes Camp for IDPs Deported From Niger Republic
Daily Trust, 10 May 2015
Borno State Government yesterday opened a new camp for the first batch of 1,200 indegenes of the state who were taking refuge at an island along the shores of the Lake Chad but… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Niger Republic Deports 3,000 Nigerians
Leadership, 7 May 2015
The Niger Republic troops have deported more than 3,000 Nigerian fishermen and refugees escaping from Boko Haram. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Niger Evacuates 4,000 Nigerian Refugees From Lake Chad Island
This Day, 6 May 2015
Niger Republic has evacuated thousands of Nigerian refugees sheltering from Boko Haram fighters on Lake Chad's Karamga island, a military official told Reuters on Tuesday, as the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Sets Up Camp for Returning Refugees From Niger
This Day, 9 May 2015
Borno State Government has established a camp for the indigenes of the state recently repatriated from neighbouring Niger. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Establishes Camp for Nigerien Deportees
This Day, 10 May 2015
Borno State Government has established a camp for the indigenes of the state recently repatriated from neighbouring Niger. Read more »
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Nigeria:
UK Repatriates Three Nigerian Prisoners, Niger Deports 6,000
Guardian, 8 May 2015
In the same vein, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that so far it had taken "custody of about 6,000 Nigerian refugees deported from Niger Republic." Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - 'Over 50 Nigerian Refugees Starved to Death in Niger Republic'
Leadership, 8 May 2015
Thousands of Nigerians deported from neighbouring Niger Republic following threats from Boko Haram militants have died en route to the country from lack of food and water, evacuees… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Women and Children Face Gruelling Lean Season in Areas Affected By Boko Haram Violence
WFP, 7 May 2015
"The release of women and children held captive by Boko Haram in Nigeria is welcome news, yet we mustn't forget that women and children bear the brunt of this relentless violence… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Borno Sets Up Special IDP Camps for Niger Returnees
Independent (Lagos), 10 May 2015
Consequent upon the deportation of 6,000 Nigerians from Niger Republic, the Borno Government said it had established a special camp to cater for the returnees and the Internally… Read more »
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West Africa:
Serap Drags Nigeria to Ecowas Court Over Suffering of Displaced Persons
Premium Times, 12 May 2015
The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja over "immense… Read more »
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West Africa:
Serap Drags FG to Ecowas Court Over Suffering of IDPs
Vanguard, 12 May 2015
The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja over "immense… Read more »
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Nigeria:
BBOG Group Raises the Alarm Over Worsening State of IDP Camps
Leadership, 12 May 2015
The BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group has raised the alarm over the worsening humanitarian conditions in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps and settlements in the Federal… Read more »