A fire at an internally displaced person camp in northern Nigeria left at least 7,200 people without shelter just this past week. A total of 1,200 tents were burned in the fire. Officials said the incident was the latest in a “series of the annual fire outbreaks” at the camp. The camp houses those who escaped the violence of Boko Haram among its residents.
Armed groups have forced more than two million people to flee their homes since 2009. Some 30,000 people have been killed while millions have been forced from their homes. Most of the displaced have been housed into camps where they depend on food handouts from international charities. Tons of civilians are still trapped in remote communities and are unable to leave due to a lack of security on roads. The violence has spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
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Written by: Kawsar Yasin