Three Cameroonian refugees die En route Taraba State

The Permanent Secretary of Taraba State Emergency Management Agency is concerned that the state may soon experience a humanitarian crisis with the rising number of Cameroonian refugees crossing into the state as three old men from the Republic of Cameroon have died of fatigue on their way to the Taraba State refugee camp

EkoHotBlog Correspondent, Usman Ajagunna reports that thousands of Cameroonians from the country’s Anglo speaking area are moving to border communities in Taraba state for safety, however this influx is taking its toll on Taraba State, northeast Nigeria.

The state presently hosts over 140,000 Cameroonian refugees who fled the civil war ravaging their country.

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Consequently, Governor Darius Ishaku has tasked boundary local governments and Taraba State Emergency Management Agency to meet the needs of the refugees.

TASEMA’s permanent secretary who distributed some relief materials to the refugees warned of an impending humanitarian crisis unless international communities assist the state.

Thousands of anglophone Cameroonians have migrated to Nigeria as a result of the conflict in the Southern region of the country following their call for independence.

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