The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, says all Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in the state would be closed down by May 29, 2017.

Shettima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Maiduguri, the state has nearly two million displaced persons.

He said the government had placed priority on the reconstruction of communities destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents, to facilitate the return of IDPs to their towns and villages.

“We have reconstructed Bama by 25 per cent; my target is to reach 50 per cent by the end of this year and 75 per cent by first quarter of 2017.

“I want to close down all IDP camps latest May 29, 2017, because the IDP camps are becoming a huge problem on their own.

“If we allow the entrenchment of these IDP camps, they are pregnant with loads of challenges of early child marriage, prostitution, drug abuse, gangsterism.

“And we will be confronted with huge social challenges of an entitlement complex of people feeling that they are entitled to be catered for.

“So in as much as we observe the Kampala convention, we will not compel anybody to return to their communities.

“We know our people better than any other persons and it is not for somebody seating in Abuja, Paris, London, US and any other places to dictate to us on how we should live our lives.

“Our people in spite of their poverty, still have some pride left in them, a lot of them will rather go back to their communities and eat the guinea corn and millet than to eat your rice and chicken in the IDP camps.

“This is why we want to restore the dignity of our people by rebuilding their homes, rebuilding their schools, engaging them in gender empowerment initiatives so as to enable them return back to their homes, ” Shettima said.

According to him, “by December we are taking back all the people of Kaga Local Government Area.”

Shettima believed that with time, Nigerians would appreciate the modest accomplishment of the state towards the resettlement of the IDPs.(NAN)

baybeeboi:
These people are just funny, why not be sure Boko Haram has been completely defeated before fixing dates for the closure?

That is how they deceived those people to go back to their homes and villages last time with the belief that boko Haram had been defeated only for them to be slaughtered like rabbits.

Beebeeóoh , what do you have to say about this?

BeeBeeOoh:
Eye half nothing two say, I will just close my mouth & let my eyes listen..

emeijeh:
Where will they go to?

baybeeboi:
These people are just funny, why not be sure Boko Haram has been completely defeated before fixing dates for the closure?
That is how they deceived those people to go back to their homes and villages last time with the belief that boko Haram had been defeated only for them to be slaughtered like rabbits.
Beebeeooh , what do you have to say about this?

Jchi9876:


Their homes sir!
Kudos to Mr President for winning a war Mr Ogogoro Jonathan failed to win

NaijaMutant:



Why don't you relocate to sambisa

Maybe that will cure your zombiesm

Jchi9876:


Their homes sir!
Kudos to Mr President for winning a war Mr Ogogoro Jonathan failed to win

comshots:
Which war?

benzems:
Clap for Gov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dids1L67ts

NaijaMutant:


They simply can no longer feed them.
This people are better fed in the captivity of Bokoharam than in the hands of their government

Hence, the urgency to send them back into the hands of Bokoharam

Jchi9876:


Na for creek you dey live

comshots:
War neva finish.Stop to dey deceive yourself.

NaijaMutant:
The failed government and their zombie supporters will surely count this as an achievement

Despite the menacing Bokoharam still burning down villages and also still trying to gain entry into the IDP camp.

The government want to send this hapless souls into their death, just to avoid feeding them.

I bet you, the cost of feeding in the government house is more than the cost of feeding the IDP

What a shame

comshots:
I reason with you on this.Borno state government want to divert donations they have been receiving on their behalf from philanthropists.Hence,they tries to send them back to their destroyed homes.

Atiku2019:
Defeat Bokoharam Completely before Shutting Down IDP Centres