The Presidential Committee on the North - East Initiative has raised the alarm over the increasing cases of rape and attacks on displaced persons in camps across the North- East.
It noted that about 30 girls were raped in the Internally Displaced Persons camps in Yobe State in September 2017 , adding that the attacks on women and girls had worsened in this month , thus increasing the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the camps .
The PCNI Vice - Chairman , Alhaji Tijani Tumsa, explained during the PCNI Coordinator forum on Thursday in Abuja that the National Assembly had also expressed concern over the reports of sexual violence in the camps .
He stated that NASS had asked the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Abuja to collaborate with the relevant agencies to combat the HIV prevalence in IDP camps .
Tumsa blamed poor security coordination in the camps for the sexual violence on the female camp members , adding that his committee was working with the security agencies to address the problem.
He said , “The National Assembly has expressed concern just like we have also raised concern with relevant agencies to offer robust security plans for the internally- displaced persons .
“ Rape is a very unfortunate incident just like the HIV spread ; what we are doing is to create an environment where punishments are very severe and immediate and that is what has been happening since we got involved . ”
Asked about the number of suspects in custody over the attacks, Tumsa said he did not have the figure , but “ as many suspects as have been caught are in custody .”
He said the PCNI was making efforts to transit the North- East from humanitarian dependence to the phase of economic recovery, noting that when the IDPs returned to their communities, the committee would need to provide assistance for them to re - establish their livelihood .


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