Not less than 3.3 million Nigerians have been displaced within the country as a result of various crisis and insecurity in the country, according to a report on Tuesday by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), IgbereTV reports
The Vice President of the West African regional body, Finda Koroma, who disclosed this at a virtual stakeholders’ workshop on the ‘Best Practices for Stabilization in West Africa,’ said the sub-region needed to address the crisis of internal displacement.
“Violent attacks by Boko haram in the northeastern Nigeria, have resulted in the displacement of 3.3 million Nigerians, whilst kidnappings, extortion and organised criminal attacks in the North West have displaced an additional 800,000 people.
“For instance, Burkina Faso has experienced an explosion in its forced displacement crisis because of militant Islamist group violence originating in Mali.
“Its current 1.2 million displaced population represents a nine-fold increase from 2019. We need to find a way to return these communities to their homes safely
