Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has resettled 6,000 families displaced by insurgency in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas as part of ongoing efforts to restore normalcy in the region.
The governor made the announcement on Monday during a visit to the Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, which hosts over 11,000 families and is one of the largest camps in the state.
Zulum explained that the decision to resettle the families was prompted by increasing criminal activities in the camp, including prostitution, gangsterism, and child abuse.
He stated, “Boko Haram can never be eradicated without resettlement. People have to go back to their homes and earn their livelihood.”
The governor disclosed that each of the 6,000 resettled families would be supported with food, shelter materials, and healthcare services. He added, “Additionally, each male and female head of households would receive N100,000, while housewives would be given N50,000.”
He also noted that the state government had previously committed to closing all formal IDP camps in Maiduguri, a goal that has largely been achieved with the closure of about 12 camps so far.
“About 75 per cent of the IDPs here at Muna have been resettled. The remaining 25 per cent will return to their ancestral homes in the coming days,” Zulum said.
