FG Donates Relief Materials to Nigerian Returnees from Chad
The Federal Government has donated food and non-food items to the Borno State Government to aid the resettlement of Nigerians recently repatriated from Chad.
Mrs. Fatima Daura, Director of the Refugee Department at the National Commission for Migrants, Refugees, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), handed over the relief materials on Monday in Maiduguri.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees had sought refuge in Chad for years after insurgents displaced them from their communities before their recent repatriation.
Daura reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to ensuring the safe, dignified, and voluntary return of displaced persons under the Tripartite Agreement between Nigeria, Chad, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
She also announced plans for a medical outreach in the coming days to address the healthcare needs of the returnees.
The relief package includes 2,400 bags of rice, 3,500 cartons of spaghetti, 500 cartons of vegetable oil, and 185 bags of millet.
“In addition, non-food items such as 1,600 bags of cement, 500 mattresses, 500 mats, 400 bed sheets, 500 blankets, 300 cartons of water purifiers, 500 mosquito nets, 300 plastic buckets with taps, and 50 rolls of wrappers were provided to support their resettlement,” she said.
Receiving the items on behalf of the state, Alhaji Abba Wakilbe, Commissioner for Education and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Refugee Repatriation, expressed gratitude to the federal government for its support.
