INSECURITY: BENUE RECORDS ADDITIONAL 18,592 IDPS.
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has recorded an additional 18,592 Internally Displaced Persons in Gwer West Local Government Area.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dr. James Iorpuu, disclosed this in Makurdi when he briefed newsmen on the monthly distribution of relief materials to IDPs and vulnerable groups.
Iorpuu, who is also the Executive Secretary of BSEMA, disclosed that these IDPs are from 4,648 households and have been relocated to a new camp at NKST Primary School in Naka, adding that the breakdown of the IDPs includes 8,650 women, 4,147 men, 5,795 children, and others who are vulnerable.
He said the agency has also deployed staff to assess the situation of IDPs at St Patrick's Primary School Taraku in Gwer East local government area for possible intervention, assuring that relief materials, including food and non-food items, will be distributed to the affected persons.
The Benue State government also commended President Bola Tinubu for deploying the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oloyede, to address the security crisis in the state.
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