DISTRIBUTION UPDATE: 374 THOUSAND IDPS ENUMERATED IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES

NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Press release

DISTRIBUTION UPDATE: 374 THOUSAND IDPS ENUMERATED IN BORNO, YOBE AND ADAMAWA STATES

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has so far enumerated and validated 373,479 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) representing 63,966 households in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states, under the Federal Government Emergency Food Intervention of 40,000 Metric Tonnes of Grains, currently going on in the North East; this was contained in a situation report update released this week.

NEMA in partnership with the State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), Volunteers and some IDPs in the past one-month have been enumerating and distributing food items to the affected persons at their doorsteps.

A total of 144,406 IDPs representing 24,068 households have so far been enumerated in Yobe State, in Adamawa a total of 17,892 IDPs representing 4,656 households have also been enumerated while 211,451 representing 35,242 households have so far been enumerated in Borno state as the exercise is still on-going.

The foods distributions, which started in Borno, have so far reached 18,000 households in Teachers Village, Bakassi, Dalori II, Magcolis and Goni Kachalari IDP camps while the distribution is still on going in CAN EYN and Farm Centre IDP camps.  The enumeration in Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba states is starting this week according to the report. 

The report stressed  “one of the critical aspects of the intervention was to identify and confirm the number of displaced persons in various states in the North East for effective planning and the need to verify same to ensure effectiveness of the programmes”.

Since the commencement of the exercise, no loss or diversion of food items have been recorded. An unprecedented delivery success rate have been achieved says the report.

The report also identified some challenges in the exercise as delays in the conversion of maize to masavita and masaflour for the convenience of the IDPs, acquiring of new warehouses and the rainy season, which affected the smooth distribution of food items.

It will recall that His Excellency, the Acting President on June 8, 2017 flagged off the food distribution project in Maiduguri, Borno state, and the event marked the introduction of the Door-to-Door food distribution system in the management of IDPs in Nigeria.

Sani Datti

Head Media and public relations

13^th July 2017

Mambilla crisis: NEMA distributes relief assistance to affected persons

NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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Mambilla crisis: NEMA distributes relief assistance to affected persons

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief assistance to persons affected by the recent crisis between the Mambilla ethnic groups and Fulani of the area in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Flagging off the relief distribution in Mbamnga, a mountain top community in the local government area, the Director Search and Rescue of NEMA, Air Commodore Sonny Paul Ohemu said the items were distributed to ameliorate the plights of the affected persons.

He said that the distribution was in compliance with the directive of the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as NEMA carried out a rapid assessment by identifying the immediate needs and locations of the displaced persons in providing them with the relief assistance.

Air Commodore Ohemu who led the NEMA team on the relief distribution to many centres and locations, was also at the Palace of the Tabon Mambilla Dr Shehu Bajo where he presented the assistance for the displaced persons living there and urged the royal father to promote dialogue among the communities to forestall reoccurrence of the crisis. He urged the people to live together in peace and eschew violence.

Responding, the Tabon Mambilla Dr Bajo appreciated the Federal Government for the prompt response in the delivery of the relief assistance and the deployment of security operatives in quelling the crisis and restoring peace to the area. 

Also  speaking, the Sarkin Fulani of Mambilla Plateau Alhaji Saidu Bawa thanked the Federal Government for the relief assistance through NEMA and requested for more supports for the reconstruction of houses that were destroyed as well as measures for restoration of permanent peace in the area. He said about 12,421 persons of Fulani extraction that are indigenes of the Local Government were displaced by the crisis, adding that some of them have even crossed over the border into the neighbouring Republic of Cameroon where they are now taking refuge. 

The Mbamnga Fulani community leader Ardo Ibrahim Jibo who received the relief items delivered to the town on behalf of his people also appreciated the NEMA Director Air Commodore Ohemu and his team for the efforts made in conveying the items to the community through the difficult mountainous terrains and crossing rivers.

The relief materials delivered by NEMA consisted of 33 assorted food and non-food items that include bags of rice, millets, cloths, blankets, mattresses, cooking materials, children wears, dignity kits for lactating mothers and detergents among others. 

Sani Datti

Head, Media and Public relations

12^th July 2017

Director Search and Rescue of National Emergency Management Agency Air Commodore Sony Paul Ohemu (C )presenting a pack of beverage to a you boy in his arms at the Palace of the Chief of Mambilla during the distribution of relief           assistance to persons affected by the recent communal crisis in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

The Chief of Mambilla Dr Shehu Baju (C ) receiving on behalf of the beneficiaries, relief materials delivered by the National Emergency Management Agency for distribution to persons affected by the recent communal crisis in Sardauna Local                     Government Area of Taraba State.

Director Search and Rescue of National Emergency Management Agency Air Commodore Sonny Paul Ohemu presenting relief assistance to the Fulani Community Leader of Mbamnga Ardo Ibrahim Jibo (3rd R) during the distribution of the relief materials delivered by NEMA for persons affected by the recent communal crisis in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

A temporary warehouse containing some of the relief assistance delivered by the National Emergency Management Agency           for distribution to persons affected by the recent communal crisis in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Mambilla Crisis: FG Pledges Commitment To Addressing Plight of Victims

NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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Mambilla Crisis: FG Pledges Commitment To Addressing Plight of Victims

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has assured victims of the recent attacks on the Mambilla Plateau of Taraba of Federal Government’s intervention to ameliorate their plight.

Director General of NEMA Engr Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja gave the assurance during an assessment visit to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Gembu and Nguroje in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba. 

The Director General of NEMA who was represented by the Director of Search and Rescue Air Commodore Sonny Paul Ohemu told the IDPs that the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was deeply worried about the attacks. 

He convey the sympathy of Federal Government to those affected by the crisis and advised the communities to remain calm adding that they should desist from further destruction of lives and property.

He explained that the Acting President had sent the team to carry out on the spot assessment of the situation with a view to supplying some relief materials to meet the needs of the IDPs. The assessment, according to him would include visit some of affected areas to ascertain the extent of the damages. 

The NEMA team paid a courtesy visit to the Paramount Ruler of the Mambilla Plateau, Dr Shehu Baju, who appreciated the prompt intervention of security agencies in bringing the situation under control and the families that are hosting some of the IDPs .

He urged the paramount ruler to impress it on district and village heads to ensure that peace was maintained in their respective domains.

Responding, Baju thanked the Acting President for responding promptly to the attacks by deploying security agencies to arrest the situation, as well dispatching NEMA to assess its impact.

Chairman of the Local Government Mr John Yep who also spoke in Palace of the Chief of Mambilla said that several persons were displaced and in dire need of assistance as the materials provided by the state government may not cater for the people for long.

Ardo Zubairu Gaji, leader of the displaced persons taking refuge at the Goverment Day Secondary, Gembu, also appreciated the Federal Government for sending the team to assist them. He said the coming of NEMA would be a serious relief to the victims. 

Scores of people were killed and their properties worth millions of naira destroyed following the communal crisis that erupted between the Mambilla and Fulani Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Sani Datti

Head Media and Public relations

1st July 2017