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January 16, 2020
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI has called for closer collaboration with Qatar, to fast-track resettlement of displaced persons in the country.
Theprogramme’s Federal Commissioner, Basheer Mohammed made appeal in a statementin Maiduguri, Borno State during a meeting with the Qatar Ambassador toNigeria, Abdulaziz Mubarak Al-Mohannadi. He said the Commission soughtcollaboration with Qatar on the re-integration of IDPs and refugees, tofacilitate provision of durable solutions to persons of concerns in thecountry.
Mohammedobserved that currently Nigeria has 2.4 million IDPs and fifty-two thousandrefugees, and the goal of the Commission is to resettle and reintegrate onemillion IDPs and refugees with durable solutions in 2020.
Headded that the visit to the Qatari Embassy was part of the commission’s driveto attract strategic assistance to address the hardship faced by personsdisplaced by conflict in the country.
Responding,Al-Mohannadi expressed willingness to partner with the Commission in theresettlement and reintegration of displaced persons and refugees in the country.