The
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced
Persons on Sunday in Ikom distributed food and materials worth millions
of Naira to Cameroonian refugees residing in Ikom Local Government Area
of Cross River.
Mrs Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Federal Commissioner of the Refugee Commission said
during the distribution of the items that the gesture was in line with Federal Government’s agenda of providing succour to asylum seekers in Nigeria.
during the distribution of the items that the gesture was in line with Federal Government’s agenda of providing succour to asylum seekers in Nigeria.
Umar-Farouq,
who was represented by an official of the commission, Mr Immosan
Immosan, said refugees were scattered in Obanliku, Etung, Boki, Ikom and
Obudu local government areas of the state.
She
added that “the attention of Federal Government was drawn to the
symbolic declaration of sovereign state and independence of Ambazonia
by Anglophone Cameroonians through the hoisting of flags and national
anthem in strategic locations in Cameroon on Oct. 1.
“This
action culminated in repressive attacks by government security agents
on armless civilians, destruction of property and arbitrary arrest and
detention of mass population.
“The
consequences of such attack has been the remarkable influx of
Cameroonians into the bordering towns of Ikom, Obudu, Boki, Etung and
Obudu in Cross River, Gembu in Taraba and other surrounding locations.”
She
assured them that Federal Government would continue to play its role by
providing security and succour to refugees while efforts were ongoing
to foster peace in their country.
Items
distributed to more than 600 beneficiaries on Sunday included rice,
beans, garri, groundnut and palm oil, mattresses, cooking stoves, bed
sheets, among others.
Mr Eric Shu, the Director of Rhema Care, the implementing agency for the UN High Commission for
Refugees in Nigeria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the commission registered more than 6,000 Cameroonian refugees from Sept. 22 to date.
Refugees in Nigeria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the commission registered more than 6,000 Cameroonian refugees from Sept. 22 to date.
He
said “our objective is to work and collaborate with the refugee
commission in rehabilitating and registering the refugees that are
flowing in from Cameroon.
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