Taraba not aware of over 4,000 IDPs in state, as NHRC decries their neglect ~ Precious Chuks's Blog

The statement said: “Despite the fact that most of the IDPs had spent more than two years in their settlements, neither the government nor relevant agencies showed concern about their plights

Prof. Bem Angwe, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, has decried the neglect of no fewer than 4,723 Internally Displaced Persons at various locations in Taraba State.
A statement issued by the commission’s Deputy Director, Protection and Investigations, Lambert Oparah, on Sunday in Abuja said Angwe made this known while on an official visit to Taraba State.
The statement said Angwe described the situation in Taraba State as highly deplorable and requiring urgent attention.
The statement said: “Despite the fact that most of the IDPs had spent more than two years in their settlements, neither the government nor relevant agencies showed concern about their plights.
“At Gullong, one of the settlements with over 259 IDPs, there were no foodstuffs, no mattresses, no security or even medical facilities for the displaced persons and their children.
“The children were roaming about without any form of educational programme.
“The Taraba government and relevant agencies have the obligation and responsibility to protect and provide for these people because they are Nigerian citizens.”
The statement, therefore, called on the National Emergency Management Agency to take steps to rescue the situation.
Angwe promised to liaise with the Presidential Initiative on IDPs to improve the living standard of the internally displaced persons.
The statement said Nugalga Dan-Habu, the Permanent Secretary of the state’s emergency management agency, had told the visiting team that the state government was not aware of the presence of the IDPs in the state.
Dan-Habu, however, pledged to intimate the governor on the issue.

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