About 218,000 Nigerian refugees are residing in Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic.
Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Mr. Anthonio Canhandula, the United Nations High Commission (UNHCR) country representative, urged the Federal Government to create conditions that would facilitate the return of the refugees to the country.
Canhandula stated that Nigeria is currently housing 46,000 refugees from Cameroon, which is spread across Benue, Cross River, and the Taraba States.
He also noted that only 1.2 million of the 1.8 million accessible Internally Displaced Persons are receiving assistance – a situation which he believes requires urgent attention.
(Channels TV)
