The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in collaboration with the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, BOSEMA, has transported 551 returnee indegenes of Borno state from Cameroun, who were displaced by insurgency.
The Zonal coordinator of NEMA, Alh Muhammad Kanar accompanied by Borno state Sema executive director, Alh Bulama Dawud were at Njimtilo check point, which is the entry point of Maiduguri metropolis to coordinate the reception by humanitarian workers.
The returnees are to be camped at the Gubio road housing estate IDP camp set up by Borno state Government and the Agency.
Over 5000 IDPs are expected to be transported to Maiduguri from different locations in Adamawa state.
An initial batch of 600 returnees were transported back to Borno earlier in August. Other stakeholders who participated in the reception operation include international NGOs, like United Nations office for coordination of humanitarian activities (OCHA), Save the Children Foundation, International Organisation for Migration, IOM, and Norwegian refugee council. .
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