More than 1600 Internally Displaced Persons from Borno State who have been taking refuge at the Fufore and Bajabure IDP camps in Yola, Adamawa State, have been evacuated and relocated to Borno State.

The Chairman of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Kachala Konto, said that the move is in line with the directive by the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.

Alhaji Konto said the state government has already put in a place other camps in Maiduguri capital of Borno State to accommodate them.

“We have a very good accommodation; feeding and other human needs are already in place. The arrangements were made by the State Government in conjunction with NEMA and other donor organisations.

“To that effect, I think everything is perfectly certified for their arrival,” he said.

Representative of the Secretary General, Nigeria Red Cross, Mr Aliyu Maikano, in the camp said that in preparation for the movement, the sick among the IDPs have also received some treatment to enable them embark on the journey.

Some of the IDPs, however, said that they would miss the camps as they were properly taken care of while there.