Over 60,000 Nigerian Refugees Now In Cameroon's Marwa

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Marwa residents disclosed that the thousands of Nigerians from Bama, Gwoza, Michika, Gulak and Madagali, all located in Borno state which is badly affected by the insurgency, are sheltering in their town.

One resident Mallam Dada told This Day that the victims had arrived last year after having been displaced by the militants. He added that some people were living in a hopeless situation as they have to beg for political attention.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of the Catholic Diocese of Yola confirmed the sad development putting the figure at about 50,000, however:

“We went to the Northern Cameroon to see the refugees there in collaboration with the Catholic Bishop Conference of Cameroon,who before we arrived had waited for us to usher to the refugee camp. We saw unimaginable number of Nigerian refugees.

“We were only able to visit one camp in Marwa in the Northern Cameroon. That camp is being managed by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. We were told that the were 36,000 but the following day the commission was expecting another 16,000 refugees.”

Meanwhile Boko Haram continue ravaging Borno state. It was reported yesterday that the insurgents had killed over 50 youths in Kwajaffa village, Hawul LGA, and burnt down many houses belonging to the locals.

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