More than 1,000 Nigerians, fleeing violence blamed on the
Boko Haram Islamic sect, arrived in Diffa region, 1,500 km east of Niamey,
between November 30 and December 5, the UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs has said.
The UN position is contained in its newsletter, the
News Agency of Nigeria reports.
According to OCHA, the Nigerians have settled in the
Nigerien villages, Guésséré and Massa, 25 km away from the town of Diffa.
It said that the Nigerian Red Cross had identified 1,042
refugees, including 520 children and 306 women, most of whom live with host
families.
Some 72 others, who have not found host families, are
accommodated in two classrooms in Guésséré.
Culled from the Punch
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In a country where a select few are bickering over billions
of naira to be spent on things we do not need, our brothers and sisters are
fleeing and have become refugees. #sad
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