President Muhammadu Buhari has described as disheartening the number of people that have been displaced from their ancestral homes due to the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast.

The Nigerian leader made the statement on Monday at the opening of high level plenary on Addressing Movements of Refugees and Migrants at the UN Headquarters in New York.

He said over 600,000 have turned refugees in neighbouring countries, with two million displaced within the northeast.

President Buhari, however, expressed concern that the refugee problem is coming at a time the world economy is shrinking.

Efforts To Meet Immediate Needs

The President pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working with the international community in addressing the issues of movements of refugees and migrants.

He also promised that his administration would make efforts to meet the immediate needs of the Internally Displaced People.

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