IDPs Get 215 Housing Units In Adamawa

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has constructed 215 housing units for 1,082 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Malkohi Camp of Adamawa State.

The country representative of IOM, Mr Laurent De Boeck, who handed the keys of the houses over to the beneficiaries on Tuesday, said the project is the modest contribution of the organization to the displaced and vulnerable people affected by insurgency to start a new life.

He said IOM in 2021 started implementing a project known as “sustainable integration of internally displaced populations in northeast Nigeria” using an innovative post emergency approach to humanitarian assistance.

He noted that the IDPs are largely from Gwoza, Bama, Dikwa, and Monguno LGAs of Borno State who endured immense hardship after being displaced from their homes and fled to safety in Adamawa State and settled at Malkohi village IDPs’ camp.

He revealed that the project prioritises the most vulnerable individuals among which include: female-headed households, persons with disability or chronic illness, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and the elderly.

Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, who inaugurated the housing units, said the project is in tandem with the present administration’s housing policy.

He said that having realised the importance of the housing project, the state government will not leave anything to chance towards ensuring that his administration meets the housing needs of the masses.

The chairman of the IDPs’ camp, Mallam Lawal Maida thanked IOM and the state government for intervening in their plight.