About 40,000 residents of Rann, Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, who were chased out of their community by incessant Boko Haram attacks to Goura in the neighbouring Cameroon three weeks ago, have been sent back home.
The Field Communication
Officer of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Maiduguri, Abdulkareem Yakubu,
said in a statement yesterday that these Nigerian refugees “are now
leaving Cameroon after being told to go home
Abdulkareem quoted
Stephanie Remion, MSF Emergency Coordinator in Goura, Cameroon, as
saying: “Today we are seeing people packing up their belongings and
leaving for Rann (Nigeria) after being told by Cameroonian and Nigerian
authorities to leave.”
The MSF urged the governments of Cameroon
and Nigeria to protect these vulnerable people and ensure they can seek
safety where they choose and where they have access to essential means
such as shelter, food and medical care.”
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