ABUJA — Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq says the Ministry is set to begin the repatriation of 322,000 Nigerian refugees in the Republics of Niger, Cameroon, and Chad.
A statement issued in Abuja by her media aide, Nneka Anibeze, quoted the Minister as saying while receiving the draft report from the Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon in Abuja.
The TWG presented the draft tripartite agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees in the Niger Republic and Chad to the minister in Abuja.
It said the draft, after its ratification, would kick-start preparations for the repatriation of refugees from the Republic of Niger and Chad.
Receiving the draft in Abuja, Farouq noted that a total of 322,000 Nigerian refugees were currently living in neighbouring countries.
“Out of the figures, Niger currently hosts 186,957 refugees, the Republic of Cameroon 118,409 refugees, while 16,634 refugees are in the Republic of Chad.”
“With a large number of refugees in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, the Federal Government has officially initiated talks with the governments of Chad and Niger to sign tripartite agreements similar to the one we have with the Republic of Cameroon.”
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