Nigeria

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Displaced population tracked by DTM in Nigeria
Latest IDP estimates from IDMC
2,583,000
In Nigeria, IDMC GRID Dec 2019
Total population in Nigeria
As of 2018 World Bank
Region
West and Central Africa

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  • Administrative division with available number of displaced persons
  • Site assessed by DTM
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With the onset of the rainy season in Nigeria’s conflict-affected northeastern state of Borno, varying degrees of damages are expected to infrastructures (self-made and constructed) in camps and camp-like settings.

The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movement to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States, located in the North East Zone.

List of Displacement Sites Assessed Round 6

North Central and North West List of Wards Assessed Round 6

Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are afflicted with a multidimensional crisis that is rooted in long-standing tensions between ethnic and religious groups and involves attacks by criminal groups and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny

Round 6 of DTM data collection in the north-west and north-central geopolitical zones was conducted between 8 and 24 February 2021.

North Central And North West Zones Site Assessment Dashboard 6

North Central And North West Zones IDP Population Variation Dashboard 6

Between 31 May and 6 June 2021, a total of 1,962 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,295 arrivals and 667 departures.

Surging communal violence between ethnic and religious groups, and long-standing conflicts between farming communities and nomadic herders are prevalent across north-east Nigeria.

Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are afflicted with a multidimensional crisis that is rooted in long-standing tensions between ethnic and religious groups and involves attacks by criminal groups and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny

The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movement to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States, located in the North East Zone.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movements to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States in the North East Nigeria.

On 31 May 2021 at 2:30PM, there was a fire outbreak at Kuya Primary School Camp that reportedly destroyed shelters and belongings of numerous IDP households.
 

Between 24 and 30 May 2021, a total of 1,858 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,228 arrivals and 630 departures.

The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), monitors the movement to and from Nigeria's Adamawa and Borno States, located in the North East Zone.

Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are afflicted with a multidimensional crisis that is rooted in long-standing tensions between ethnic and religious groups and involves attacks by criminal groups and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny

Between 17 and 23 May 2021, a total of 2,427 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 1,977 arrivals and 450 departures.

This report covers the period from 8 to 24 February 2021, which presents the results from the Round 6 of Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) assessments carried out by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), The information collected seeks to inform the gov

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