Borno: Gov Zulum to shutter Muna IDP camp
Governor Babagana Zulum has announced plans to shutter the Muna IDP camp in Maiduguri within the next few weeks.
The governor announced this during an early morning visit to the camp on Monday.
Mr Zulum said the decision to shut down the camp was in line with his administration’s ongoing efforts to close all formal IDP camps within Maiduguri and its environs.
Muna, established at the height of the humanitarian crisis in Borno, currently hosts about 10,000 displaced persons.
The governor, however, noted that about 75 per cent of its residents had already been resettled.
He assured the remaining inhabitants that the government would support improving their livelihood as they prepare to return to their communities.
Mr Zulum noted that the camp’s closure would mark another significant step in the state’s transition from emergency humanitarian response to long-term recovery and resettlement.
During his first term, Mr Zulum had pledged to close all IDP camps in the state capital, a goal he has largely achieved with the closure of more than 12 camps already.
(NAN)
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