The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the return of 5403 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, to the home after their stay in camps.
NEMA is the major federal government agency in the recently approved Presidential Multi-sectoral Task Force, which will now coordinate and mobilize the domestic, governmental and private sector resources necessary to effectively tackle the Northeast humanitarian situation.
A statement by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, Information Officer, NEMA North East, said the returnees include 1517 in Mafa; 750 in konduga; 1200 in Ngamboru and about 1,936 are due to return to Dikwa.
This development coincides with the visit Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima and a team of NEMA North East zonal staff led by Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammed Kanar.
To fast track major reconstruction works which was flagged off on Wednesday, Shettima now lives in Bama town with his close aides.
The visiting team also spent the night in Bama in order to monitor distribution of items sent by the federal government to persons displaced by insurgency.
The team delivered food items on behalf of the NEMA Director General, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Sidi.
The Zonal Coordinator also promised to provide building materials in line with the needs assessment conducted by NEMA and Borno State Emergency Management Agency, BOSEMA.
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