The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, has warned that the crisis in Benue State resulting in thousands of internally displaced persons poses a significant threat to food security in Nigeria.
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou, issued the warning during a courtesy visit to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia at the Government House in Makurdi.
He was accompanied by a delegation from the commission and the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther.
This is the living conditions of over 2 million internally displaced person in Benue State.
Displaced persons visited in Ichuwa IDP camp narrates how they’ve been coping with the economy affecting them.
The Benue state Governor, Hyacinth Alia who led a delegation from United Nations High Commission for Refugees addressed the displaced person on efforts made.
Earlier, at the Government house, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees delegation sounded warning that the country may face food security if humanitarian crisis is not addressed.
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia emphasised to the visiting delegation that the plight of internally displaced persons and Cameroonian refugees in the state is an urgent concern for his
administration.
With this visit by the UNHCR team, it is expected that the much needed support from humanitarian community through the support for the Durable Solution initiative will fast track the return of the internally displaced persons in the State to their ancestry homes.
