Where are IDP Camps in Nigeria located?
Internally Displaced Persons Camps are makeshift shelter provided for people who have been forced to leave their native homes. The camps help internally displaced persons find temporary refuge till their homes are safe to return to. There are IDP camps located in different parts of Nigeria and in case you are asking, where are these camps located in Nigeria? Read on.
IDP Camps in Nigeria
IDPs have different reasons for leaving their homes, in most cases it is because of communal clashes, natural disasters or attacks by extremists.
Today there are more than 2, 000, 000 people living in these camps in Nigeria.
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Such people face a big number of problems, for example:
- Lack of federal help. Unfortunately, the government can't solve all problems of those people;
- Lack of financial support. The number of displaced people is growing, so it is hard to help all of them;
- Internal Displaced people also face intolerance. Different tribes often have a quarrel, and this creates additional problems;
- Lack of medical support and violence. Violence withing the areas surrounding these camps often make it difficult for aid workers and relief materials to reach the camps.
The biggest camps in Nigeria
- IDP Camps in Lagos - is situated in Ibeju Lekki area. It was established in 2016 as a federal shelter for such persons.
- IDP Camps in Borno state contain 1,434,149 people. The biggest are IDP Camps are in Maiduguri, there are 4 biggest IDP camps near Maiduguri: Arabic Teachers College (9,880 IDPs), Teachers Village (6,500 IDPs), National Youth Service Scheme Camp (6,611 IDPs) and Gubio (4,500 IDPs);
- IDP Camps in Abuja contain 13,481 people. The biggest camps in Abuja are: Lugbe IDP Camp, Area One IDP Camp, New Kuchingoro IDP Camp, Kuje IDP Camp.
The ways of solving the problem
A huge contribution to the solution of this problem is made by volunteers. People from all over the country collect clothes, food, medicines and take them to those camps. The displaced people are defenseless so they need our support. The government can not cover all spheres and solve all problems, therefore individuals need to help too.
Unfortunately, the camps can not always be protected, cases of extremists' attacks on camps are not uncommon. But the government is working to provide military protection to internally displaced people in the camps.
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Source: Naija.ng