The camp has a population of about 2,000.
The state government stated that each of the 87 districts in Sokoto received N330,000.
Gabriel Nyitse, chief of staff to Governor Samuel Ortom, says 1.5 million persons are in various internally displaced peoples (IDPs) camps in Benue.
The state police command is blaming the victims for venturing into the forests without informing the security agencies.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said no fewer than 100 million people had been displaced worldwide.
The UN warns that no fewer than 6.5 million people are now internally displaced in Ukraine in two attacks on health facilities by Russia.
“We have almost 4,000 IDPs displaced by banditry and the construction of Zungeru dam.”
The programme provides food assistance to 840 food-insecure households (some 4,196 persons) in Zamfara, Katsina and Borno.
The IDPs are said to be victims of bandits attacks displaced from over 30 communities in Niger state.
The minister’s aide said it was unfortunate that people were buying land from IDPs and building on swamps and waterbeds.
