Nigeria — North East — COVID-19 Point of Entry Dashboard 74 (9—15 October 2021)

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 North East Nigeria. Assessments are conducted at Points of Entry located along the border with Cameroon.

During the period 09 - 15 October 2021, 280 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 173 were incoming from the Far North Region in Cameroon and 3 were incoming from Chad Reublic. Additionally, 102 outgoing movements were recorded from Borno State to the Far North Region in Cameroon and 2 outgoing movements to Chad Republic. In addition, a range of data is collected during the assessments to better inform on travellers’ nationalities, sex, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movements.