The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the return of 5,403 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) to the home after their stay in camps.

NEMA North East Information Officer Abdulkadir Ibrahim said in a statement issued Friday in Maiduguri: “The returnees include 1,517 in Mafa, 750 in Konduga, 1,200 in Ngamboru and about 1,936 are due to return to Dikwa.

“This is coming at a period Governor of Borno State, Alh Kashim Shettima, and a team of NEMA North East zonal staff led by Zonal Coordinator, Alh Muhammed Kanar, spent the night in Bama in order to fast track the reconstruction of homes and other structures to facilitate the return of residents displaced by insurgency.

“The team delivered food items on behalf of the DG NEMA, Alh Muhammed Sani Sidi. The Zonal Coordinator also promised to provide building materials in line with the needs assessment conducted by NEMA and Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA).”

•Photo shows Governor Shettima addressing returning IPDs in Bama, Borno State.

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