Returnee mothers displaced by Boko Haram birth four adoring babies as they tried to reenter Nigeria from Chad
By Usman Abubakar
Pregnant Nigerian women who fled into Chad to escape Boko Haram’s terrorism put to bed as they were trying to reenter the country.
“Four babies were delivered by their mothers on their way back into Nigeria,” The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which received the mothers, their babies, and hundreds of other returnees, said on Monday.
NEMA said it is already taking care of the returning mothers and their babies at special sites in Nigeria’s northeast – a region notorious for deadly Boko Haram attacks.
NEMA gave a breakdown of the returnees who were readmitted into the country under the watchful eyes of armed Nigerian soldiers.
“NEMA received 516 Nigerian returnees into Yola, Adamawa states over the weekend,” the agency tweeted.
“These comprised of 195 females and 321 males.”
“The female returnees are of the following age brackets: 0-5 years (51); 6-12 years (38); 13-17 years (19); and 18 years and above (87).
“The male returnees age brackets are: 0-5 years (74); 6-12 years (42); 13 -17 years (47); and 18 years and above (158).
“The returnees are being cared for by NEMA in Yola with full application of humanitarian principles accordingly.”
The returnees may join the over three million internally displaced Nigerians (IDPs) whom whistle-blowers say NEMA is not really feeding well.
Nigeria has the highest number of IDPs in Africa. The figure is blamed on the activities of terrorist Boko Haram.
All photos in this post were provided by NEMA (@nemanigeria) on Twitter.
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