A
new findings by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee,
UNHCR, made public on Tuesday indicated that no fewer than 13,000
Nigerian refugees have fled the country into neighbouring Cameroon due
to the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency.
According to the UN refugee agency report, most of the Nigerian
refugees crossed from Adamawa state after insurgents attacked and
captured the town of Mubi in late October.
The report urged the country to keep its borders open for Nigerian refugees.
It was gathered that the refugees fled to the towns of Guider and
Gashiga in the North region of Cameroon and to Bourha, Mogode and
Boukoula in the Far North.
Quoting local authorities in Cameroon, the Nigerian refugees were
said to have arrived in Cameroon in over 300 vehicles including many
personal vehicles, as well as some trucks and rented cars.
However,the report stated that the vast majority of these 13,000
Nigerians have now returned to Nigeria, saying that their final
destination was Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, south of Mubi.
-
-
Blogger Comment
-
Facebook Comment
Subscribe to:
Post Comments
(
Atom
)
0 comments :
Post a Comment