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UNHCR Wants Govt To Address IDPs Plight

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Angele Dikongue – Atangana is seeking quick intervention by the federal government to improve the lives of the Internally Displaced Persons. (IDPs)

She made this known, while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, where she emphasized the need to rebuild the Northeast, adding that the state of infrastructure is appalling and needs urgent attention.

The UNHCR Rep. also explained  that one of the biggest challenges facing the IDPs is security because “the IDPs insist that they want to go back to their villages”.

Speaking on the recent fight in the Agatu area of Benue State which affected the lives of children, women and men, she described the situation as a place under “siege and a scene of dissolution”.

She further noted that the Commission is working with relevant stakeholders in the country to secure that the rights of the IDPs are guaranteed under the law.

She  called for the government to improve the welfare and provide more shelter for the people.

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