Abuja — The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, yesterday in Abuja said Nigeria had more than 17,000 asylum-seekers in Chad, Cameroon and Niger.
Ms Angele Dikongue-Atangana, the UNHCR Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, told newsmen that the situation was due to the crisis in the country’s North-Eastern region.
She said about 36,000 persons had fled the north-eastern region of Nigeria in search of refuge in the neighbouring countries.
Dikongue-Atangana, quoting a research carried out by UNHCR and the Niger Authority, said 19,000 persons out of these were from Chad and Niger, and they have returned home.
“The UNHCR is working in collaboration with these countries to ensure that the refugee situation of the asylum-seekers is determined so as to guarantee their safety,” she said.
The UNHCR official added that insecurity continued to top the list of the challenges facing the commission as thousands of people were continuously rendered homeless.
“The world is facing its most serious refugee crisis for almost 20 years, as conflicts continue to force tens and hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.
“War remains the dominant cause for displacement as over half the world’s refugees come from war-affected countries.
“The humanitarian situation in West-Africa has worsened notably due to insecurity and high unemployment rate, as well as drought,” she said.
Dikongue-Atangana said Nigeria was host to 1,865 refugees at the end of October 2013, with 1,465 pending asylum requests.
She said the largest refugee populations residing in the country were from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d’Ivoire .
“Among the 1,865 refugees in Nigeria, Cameroon has 865 persons, Congo 558 persons, Cote d’Ivoire 92, Chad 66 and Sudan 45, while others are 239 persons,” the UNHCR official said.
She also said 244 Malians had sought refuge in Nigeria since the beginning of the Malian crisis, making it the third largest asylum-seeking group in Nigeria.
Dikongue-Atangana explained that refugee population declined to less than half last year with “the invocation of the ceased circumstances cessation clause” for the Liberian refugees as at June 30, 2012.
She said the UNHCR had completed the durable solutions strategy for Liberians, adding that 1,284 of them had been locally integrated in Nigeria and 1,719 had returned to Liberia.
The Commissioner called for improved collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally-Displaced Persons and other related bodies.
“The others are the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the Human Rights Commission for a continued upgrade of the well-being of refugees,” she said.


http://247nigerianewsupdate.com/17-000-nigerians-seek-asylum-in-chad-cameroon-niger-unhcr/

Shame to our so called leaders

Does the so called G7 gov gallivinating round the country to save Nig know about this?

9ja i hail thee

shame

BrB













Sai Ngige

Caused by their Kinsmen (the Boko Boys)

No thanks

There are about 40000 of our citizens taking refuge in these countries.

Yet this clueless, incompetent, lazy, docile, useless, criminal, mentally unstable regime by President Jonadunce acts as if nothing is happening.

I was like...

Chad, Cameroon, Niger!!! Those asylum seekers must be Book Haram members... Chad, my foot..

We host camerounian refugees, and now cameroun hosts our refugees too.
Gives a whole new meaning to "Exchange Programs"

There is no ending to this until the end of time.

:DGiant of africa ;DGiant of africa

A great national shame- what will be the explanation for this embarrassment by the government.

Noted,Nxt matter Abeg

femogbangba: A great national shame- what will be the explanation for this embarrassment by the government.

A committee would be set up

all what our leaders are good in is to steal millions to make their names n passport photograph trend in the dailies. God save us from these evil parents of ours amin

lovat: Does the so called G7 gov gallivinating round the country to save Nig know about this?

How is this related to the G7? our Head of Government says "Terrorist are everywhere,shooting gun" ,what should they do? Stand against the mighty Gust of Fresh Air that is blowing People into Niger and Chad God Forbid!

CASTED

I swear we dey enjoy for south here.

ballabriggs: There are about 40000 of our citizens taking refuge in these countries.

Yet this clueless, incompetent, lazy, docile, useless, criminal, mentally unstable regime by President Jonadunce acts as if nothing is happening.

Bros, am just shaking my head for you.
Must you resort to insults and vituperations to drive home your point?

Did you really read the article to the end?

Test your IQ, CLICK ON THE THREAD BELOW:

https://www.nairaland.com/1518069/test-intelligence-quotient#19549080

If a nation spends money in education, she will has less to spend on insecurity.
ASUU strike is loading
insecurity is loading
gej is looking
pej is spending
nigeriAns are crying

If a nation spends money in education, she will has less to spend on insecurity.
ASUU strike is loading
insecurity is loading
gej is looking
pej is spending
politicians are smiling
nigerians are crying

hmmmm

ok na

ballabriggs: There are about 40000 of our citizens taking refuge in these countries.

Yet this clueless, incompetent, lazy, docile, useless, criminal, mentally unstable regime by President Jonadunce acts as if nothing is happening.

i dont blame you.you are blind to the recent event in the world.go ahead and insult Gej just because you have a megabyte.

Hahahahhaahahahah.....evil that men do live after dem.....in 2009 the reverse was dcase...d southerners were driven by bh from the core north supported openly by thier governors....now d are now pursuing dier own people.........d beast bh is still sleeping..believe me, wen it wakes up u will know dat dere is no difference bt taliban and.bh and al qaeda

d federal govt jst declared state of emergency witout tinking about d innocent civilians living in those states or does gej think dat every northerner is automatically a terrorist.these pple have lost their homes,family,business and farmlands.govt should compensate dem.