No More Refugees Camp In Nigeria – Commissioner

The Federal Government said there was no more refugees camp in Nigeria, attributing the development to the fact that there was no more war in Liberia or Sierra Leone.
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Mrs Hadiza Sani-Kangiwa, the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of National Commission for Refugees,
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Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), announced this in Lagos on Friday.
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She spoke at the donation of rice, noodles milk and clothes to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
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As a result, she said the government had expanded the mandate of the commission to include Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) since refugees were gradually diminishing.
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“There has been a recession since 2008 and the camp in Oru in Ogun had been closed down.’’
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She explained that the presentation of the items was part of its efforts to improve the emergency status of displaced persons in Lagos state.
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Members of Lions Club of Nigeria collaborated with the commission to make the presentation.
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Sani-Kangiwa was represented by Mrs Margaret Ukaegbu, Coordinator of the South West zone of NCFRMI.
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She promised that the zone would assist states, especially Lagos, whenever the commission was called upon.
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Dr Aderemi Desalu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties, who received the items, said it was touchy when people showed compassion on children.
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Desalu urged people not to turn blind eyes to the problem of others and should not hesitate in showing kindness when it was within their power to do so.
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He added that the situation of IDPs was unpredictable and the idea was to be ready to react.
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He commended the commission’s idea to have an agency or body that looked at internally displaced people because it was a critical part of the society.