Nigerian govt to resettle 22,000 IDPs in Niger

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said on Friday the Federal Government would resettle the 22,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) scattered in various communities of Niger State.

The minister stated this during the presentation of starter packs to some of the IDPs at the Gwada camp in Shiroro.

Edu decried the activities of bandits and terrorists that had forced the closure of more than 400 schools and more than 11,000 children into the streets.

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