Internally Displaced Persons in Bama, Falori and Banking camps have called for an independent investigation into alleged sexual abuse against them by soldiers and civilian JTF members. The women had also alleged that they paid money to soldiers and members of the civilian Joint Task Force to get food for their children. The women under... Read More

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January 10, 2017

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Nothing has been done about sexual abuse of female IDPs – BBOG

The Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group on Monday said sexual abuse of female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by security operatives and camp officials have been swept under the carpet. The group said this during a street procession in Abuja to mark the 1,000th day of the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls. In a statement... Read More

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September 25, 2016

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NEMA denies prostitution reports in IDP camps

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday denied reports that female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in North East camps engage in prostitution for survival. The Network of Civil Society Organisations and Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima had earlier claimed that female IDPs prostitute in exchange for food. Chairman of the CSOs, Ahmed Shehu, also... Read More

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