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| DTM Report extract |
Over 2.1 million people
or 300,000 households are now internally displaced in northern Nigeria,
according to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). The recent spike in
attacks by insurgents triggered the increase. Released yesterday
(03/09) in Abuja, the 5th DTM report tracks displaced populations in the six
northeastern states covered in the previous four rounds of the DTM - Adamawa,
Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. It also covers Nassarawa State and the
Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in the north central part of the country.
The
increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the 1.3
million recorded in the June DTM report can be attributed to the
intensification of attacks carried-out by the insurgents, as well as to
improved access to previously inaccessible areas of Borno State, where the IDP
population is now well over 1.6 million.
The
report also reveals that the majority of the IDPs (92 per cent) displaced by
insurgency now live in host communities, while the remainder live in camps or
camp-like sites. Major needs listed by the IDPs include food (58 per cent),
shelter (13 per cent) and non-food relief items (7 per cent).
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Boko
Haram's insurgency has caused widespread destruction AFP
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IOM
Nigeria Chief of Mission Enira Krdzalic notes: “Many IDPs, especially in host
communities, have yet to receive basic items, including food and shelter. It is
very important for the authorities and humanitarian partners to speed up the
delivery of adequate assistance to these people.”
Since
October 2014, IOM has been implementing the DTM program in close collaboration
with Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the State Emergency
Management Agency (SEMA) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS). The process
includes assessment at local government level and site assessments, as well as
registration in camps and host communities.
The DTM was extended from
the northeast to other States in the north central and northwest parts of the
country at the request of NEMA.
Source: IOM
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