The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said that over fifteen thousand refugees from Sokoto and Zamfara states mainly women and children are currently taking refuge in some communities in Niger Republic.
The Agency’s Head of Operations in Sokoto, Kofoworola Soleye stated this at the stakeholders’ meeting on disaster management organised by the agency.
Soloye noted that the refugees were displaced from their communities in Isa and Sabon-Birni Local Government Areas of Sokoto and Shinkafi and Zurmi Local Government Areas in Zamfara States due to security challenges.
He said the agency had already visited the refugees and conducted need assessment exercises towards supporting them and reduce the hardship they are encountering.
In his remarks, the Emir of Anka and Chairman of the State Council of Emirs, Attahiru Ahmad urged government to provide permanent security base and deploy more security personnel to rural communities in the state.
