Update on the Management of the Humanitarian Crisis in the North- East Region of Nigeria: Relief Intervention by the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema)

UPDATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE NORTH- EAST REGION OF NIGERIA: RELIEF INTERVENTION BY THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA)

Key Facts on North-East Region of Nigeria

• Landmass of 216,370 sq km with a population of about 9million. • ⅓ of Nigeria’s land mass. • Abundant water – Part of the Lake Chad Basin Area (LCA), drained by Komadugu Yobe and Gongola Rivers. Geology comprise mainly of sedimentary rock with abundant underground water system. • Farming, pastoralism and commerce, the main occupation of the populace. • Relatively under-developed compared to other regions of Nigeria.

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Several communities of North-East region of Nigerian have in the past five years experienced violent attacks by an armed non-state terrorist group, the Boko Haram. The heightened attacks of the group and the resultant loss of lives, the displacement of persons and the decimation of means of livelihoods in the region, led to declaration of emergency rule on Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States on the 14th May, 2013 by the Federal Government. The humanitarian outcome has equally impacted the contiguous states of Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba States and the neighboring Republics of Niger, Chad and Cameroun. Food security and socio- economic activities, including the movement of persons, exchange of commodities and services, commerce, farming and pastoralism were also disrupted due to the crisis.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in line with its statutory mandate has sustained its humanitarian support to the teaming Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The Agency has established a humanitarian cell in Borno State and sub-cells in Yobe and Adamawa States and has deployed its personnel and critical assets to the North-East to continue to meet up with the burgeoning humanitarian needs of the affected population.

NEMA has strategically prepositioned emergency food and non-food items in its warehouses located in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe and Yobe states for easy distribution to the IDPs living in both camps and amongst host communities. The Agency has also signed an MoU with the State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe to ensure the steady supply of food to the IDPs. The Federal Government has put in place several measures aimed at reducing the adverse effects of the crisis. This include, the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), the Presidential Initiative for the North-East (PINE) and the Victims Support Fund (VSF) amongst others.

With the current liberation of the hitherto occupied territories of the North-East by the Nigerian Military and the commitment of the Federal Government towards the sustainable Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery of the region, the Federal Government has produced a needs assessment that will serve as a guide for the process. NEMA will continue to work with all national and international humanitarian actors to support people affected by the crisis in the North-East region.

Muhammad Sani Sidi Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) August, 2016

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The North East region of Nigeria has suffered severe humanitarian crisis as a result of Boko Haram insurgency which broke out in 2009 and climaxed between 2013 and 2015. Insurgents occupation of communities and the destruction of houses, infrastructure and means of livelihood of the people has resulted in the drastic decline in socio-economic activities including farming, pastoralism, exchange of goods and services and social interaction amongst the populace – especially in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. Formal education which is the prime target of Boko Haram Insurgents was virtually completely disrupted in the three States. Similarly, there is unprecedented displacement of persons from the North-East region to safer areas in frontline States of Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and to several other states of the country including the FCT. This human displacement is depicted in the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Reports Rounds 2 to 7 of 2015, as shown in the table below:

2.0 DISPLACEMENT PATTERN

NEMA, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) developed a Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) as a methodology for collection and dissemination of data on IDPs. The DTM revealed that about 389,281 persons were displaced in 2013; 868,335 in 2014; 1,846,999 in 2015 and 1,814,066 as at June 2016. The 2015 distribution of IDPs’ population for the (6) states of the North-East is as indicated below:

Rounds Months of Release No. of IDPs States Covered 2 February 2015 1,188,018 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe 3 April 2015 1,491,706 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe 4 June 2015 1,385,298 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe 5 August 2015 2,099,089 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe 6 October 2015 2,042,219 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe 7 December 2015 1,846,999 Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba & Yobe Source: DTM Rounds 2-7 of 2015

2,500,000

2,000,000

1,500,000

1,000,000 Noof IDPs

500,000

According to the DTM Round 10 report of June 2016, the distribution of IDP population in the North-East is as shown below:

State IDPs Population Adamawa 159,445 Bauchi 63,148 Borno 1,404,483 Gombe 27,376 Taraba 46,942 Yobe 112,671 Total 1,814,066

In Borno state, the population of IDPs in liberated areas as at June 2016 stood at 311,571. The IDPs, either at formal camps, liberated areas or within host communities are managed within the instrumentality of sector working groups of the humanitarian coordination system.

3.0 HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION SYSTEM (HCS) The Humanitarian Coordination system is a forum consists of relevant Federal government Agencies, UN Systems and International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs). The forum which meets every month under the coordination of NEMA undertakes analysis of causes of humanitarian situations, conducting of need assessments, and identification of priorities and provision of humanitarian interventions based on their respective mandates. The last meeting of the forum was held on Thursday, 28th July, 2016. The system operates through different sectors lead by national MDAs and co-lead by UN Agencies as presented below:

S/N sector Lead Ministries/Agencies C0-Lead UN Agency 1 Camp Coordination NEMA/SEMA IOM, UNHCR and Camp Management 2 Food Security FMoAgric /SMoAgric/SEMA WFP/FAO 3 Nutrition FMOH UNICEF 4 i. Health FMoH/SMoH/NACA/SACA/LACA WHO/UNFPA/UNAIDS ii. Sexual Reproductive Health/HIV AIDS 5 Protection NHRC/MWASD/ UNICEF/UNHCR 6 Security Nigeria Police/Law Enforcement UNDSS Agencies 7 Basic Education FMoEdu/SMoEdu/SUBEC UNICEF and SC(UK) 8 Water, Sanitation and FMoWR/SMoWR/RUWASA UNICEF Hygiene 9 Emergency Shelter and NEMA/SEMA IFRC and IOM NFI 10 Logistics NEMA/SEMA/ WFP/UNDP State Mass Transit 11 Communication FMCT/FMoI/NCC 12 Information FMoi

13 Early Recovery NEMA UNDP

4.0 CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT (CCCM)

As indicated in the HCS above, CCCM is a platform for coordinating efforts of all humanitarian actors and daily administration at the camps. The major stakeholders at the camps are NEMA, SEMA, IOM, UNHCR, ICRC/NRCS and the representatives of the IDPs. Camp administration is handled by committees with membership drawn from the sectors and the IDP group. Currently, there are 18 formal camps in Borno state with 7 and 4 in Yobe and Adamawa states respectively while there are 16 satellite camps in the liberated areas of Borno states. The details of the camp are presented below:

4.1 Registered IDP Camps in Borno State, June 2016

FCT DALORI CAMP 21,631 WTC CAMP 5,283 GOVERNMENT COLLEGE 4,013 CAMP BAKASSI CAMP 12,849 TEACHERS VILLAGE CAMP 9,268 SANDA KYARIMI 1,845 GONI KACHALLARI CAMP 4,998 BOCOLIS CAMP 2,401 GGC CAMP 3,237 YERWA CAMP 5,020 NYSC CAMP 4,922 GUBIO CAMP 13,406 MADINATU CAMP 2,935 EYN 7,456 ATC CAMP 8,034 DALORI II KOFA CAMP 10,179

FARM CENTRE 13,042 HAJJ CAMP 224 TOTAL POPULATION

4.2 Registered IDP Camps in Adamawa State, June 2016

4.3 Registered IDP Camps in Yobe State, June 2016

POMPOMARI 3,012 KUKARETA 15,307 KASAISA 2,347 A.M GMOBE 491 ABBARI YBC 350 FUWURI 3,682 NGABURAWA 4,307 TOTAL POPULATION 29,887

5.0 HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION IN THE NORTH EAST

To address the humanitarian challenges in the North East, the Federal Government’s relief intervention through NEMA is presented below.

5.1 Establishment of Cells and Sub-cells

During the peak of Boko Haram insurgency when the Federal Government declared emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, the Agency deemed it necessary to collaborate with the military to establish a humanitarian cell in Maiduguri and Sub-Cells in Yola, Adamawa State and Damaturu, Yobe State. This is to create access for aid workers who provide assistance to the increasing number of IDPs living in formal camps, self-settled centres, satellite camps and amongst host communities. The cells also provided a safe corridor for local people that escaped Boko Haram occupations and repentant militants to move into safety.

5.2 Creation of Gombe Operations Office

As a result of the influx of IDPs from the crisis impacted States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, NEMA decided to set up an Operations Office in Gombe (GOO). The Gombe Operations Office is to cater for displaced persons taking refuge in Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba States, which hitherto were handled by the North East Zonal Office located in Maiduguri. The creation of the GOO has shortened the response time in attending to sudden-onset emergencies in Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba States.

5.3 Deployment of NEMA staff to the North-East Zonal Offices

During the period of heightened attacks on communities by insurgents which resulted in huge displacement of population, NEMA staff from the Headquarters and other Zonal Offices were deployed to Maiduguri and the Humanitarian Sub- cells in Damaturu and Yola to provide support and assistance to the IDPs. The deployment list is presented below:

(a) Yola Emergency Humanitarian Office (Adamawa Sub-Cell)

Batches Dates Staff Strength First November, 2014-March, 2015 23 Second March – July, 2015 40 Third July – December 2015 40 Fourth December, 2015 - February, 2016 40 Fifth February- to June, 2016 28

(b) Damaturu Emergency Humanitarian Coordination Office (Yobe Sub-Cell)

Batches Dates Staff Strength First May – August, 2015 16 Second August – October, 2015 16 Third October – December, 2015 16 Fourth February 2016- to June, 2016 10

(c) Maiduguri Zonal Office (The Main Cell) Batches Date Staff Strength First May – August, 2015 40 Second July –October, 2015 40 Third October – December, 2015 40 Fourth December, 2015 – to June, 2016 42

5.4 Provision of Food and Non-Food Items (NFIs)

To complement the efforts of the affected State Governments and cushion the humanitarian challenges especially on food security and nutrition, NEMA has provided food items to the IDPs at formal camps, self-settled centers, host communities and satellite camps. To ensure the steady supply of these food and NFIs, NEMA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Borno and Yobe States. It has equally entered into a mutual agreement with Adamawa State on provision of support to IDPs. The MoU ensures that the Federal Government through NEMA provides raw food while the States provide condiments, firewood and maintain the environmental quality of IDP camps. The list of the 67 food and NFIs provided by NEMA is as indicated below:

States Bauchi Adamawa Yobe Gombe Borno Taraba SN Items Description Qty Qty Qty Qty Qty Qty Total 1 rice (50kg) bags 6,900 36,025 4,590 4,130 126,396 2,500 180,541 2 maize (100kg) bags 1,850 15,620 4,030 3,550 78,500 1,800 105,350 3 millet (100kg) bags 500 5,280 2,970 3,680 24,840 400 37,670 4 guinea corn (100kg) bags 1,100 14,060 3,660 1,400 21,200 2,420 43,840 5 beans bags 200 7,850 2,800 1,800 31,344 2,100 46,094 Garri bags 1,000 8,015 9,015 6 7 salt (50kg) bags 300 1,465 215 830 7,670 150 10,630 8 sugar (50kg) bags 280 3,405 390 1,200 31,590 300 37,165 sorghum flour (50kg) bags 1,800 1,800 9 semolina (50kg) bags 600 600 10 flour (50kg) bags 1,170 1,170 11 Hungary Rice bags 6,600 6,600 12 Wheat bags 200 200 13 14 Indomie noodles cartons 400 750 60 100 12,040 550 13,900 15 Milo cartons 330 500 800 1,150 180 2,960 16 Milk cartons 198 450 830 8,930 200 10,608 17 Maggi seasoning cartons 250 1,925 120 10 525 60 2,890 10

18 soya plus cartons 100 1,350 5,075 1,000 7,525 19 tin tomatoes cartons 320 10 540 1,750 7,705 100 10,425 biscuits cartons 17,350 17,350 20 3-in-1 tea cartons 1,300 1,300 21 3-in-1 custard cartons 50 1,300 1,350 22 spaghetti cartons 1,160 1,160 23 macaroni cartons 2,000 2,000 24 25 kunun tsamiya cartons 100 150 1,017 150 1,417 NAN baby milk cartons 400 400 26 Cerelac cartons 400 400 27 28 garin dan wake cartons 60 30 1,100 100 1,290 Fish cartons 3,500 3,500 29 bottled water cartons 4,080 4,080 30 31 palm oil kegs 260 1,610 380 480 4,640 80 7,450 32 vegetable oil kegs 230 2,695 580 710 5,615 150 9,980 33 bath soaps cartons 250 470 1,470 1,320 2,610 250 6,370 34 omo detergent cartons 176 400 1,390 1,370 23,223 150 26,709 bath towel pieces 1,100 10,000 12,000 1,500 24,600 35 36 wax prints pieces 3,050 30,700 2,950 10,100 70,190 500 117,490 37 guinea brocade pieces 3,300 21,905 3,700 1,950 56,025 2,500 89,380 38 blankets pieces 2,200 23,880 3,730 12,100 73,880 1,150 116,940 39 nylon mats pieces 1,450 45,447 3,650 9,800 30,465 3,500 94,312 40 mosquito nets pieces 1,700 26,400 1,450 2,250 57,500 3,150 92,450 41 mattresses pieces 650 28,627 2,400 3,750 7,220 2,550 45,197 42 plastic buckets pieces 400 34,800 850 5,500 23,850 1,200 66,600 43 plastic cups pieces 2,500 24,600 200 5,500 24,650 1,600 59,050 44 plastic spoons pieces 2,500 24,600 150 5,500 14,300 1,600 48,650 45 plastic plates pieces 800 22,800 200 5,500 34,620 1,600 65,520 shadda yards pieces 23,250 23,250 46 47 women's wear pieces 130 500 140 500 4,500 5,770 48 men's wear pieces 1,300 100 1,400 49 children's wear pieces 200 1,200 88,500 500 90,400 Vaseline pieces 200 200 400 50 slippers pieces 76,000 76,000 51 palm sandals pieces 4,100 4,100 52 53 sanitary pad packs 1,000 4,120 350 5,470 54 pampers packs 790 100 890 55 Dignity pack packs 4,000 1,000 5,000 cotton wool packs 5 5 56 Spirit pieces 2 2 57 Detol disinfectant pieces 1 1 58 fusol sol pieces 1 1 59 60 cooking pots pieces 500 630 100 1,230 61 roofing sheets bundles 950 5,100 1,000 7,050 3,000 1,500 18,600 62 cement bags 1,700 1,580 1,200 13,800 11,260 900 30,440 63 roofing nails bags 370 3,580 475 2,540 580 750 8,295 64 3" nails packets 230 1,370 880 2,290 3,810 600 9,180 11

2x3x12 planks pieces 800 5,000 100 12,840 18,740 65 2x4x12 planks pieces 800 5,000 100 5,900 66 67 ceiling board pieces 800 500 550 23,800 1,500 1,500 28,650

(a) Some major food items

SN Food Items Qty (metric tons) 1. Rice (50kg) 9,357.05 2. Maize (100kg) 10,535.00 3. Millet (100kg) 3,767.00 4. Guinea corn (100kg) 4,384.00 5. Beans 4,609.40

Beans , 46,094

Guinea corn (100kg), 43,840

Rice (50kg), 187,141

Millet (100kg), 37,670

Maize (100kg), 105,350

Distribution of some major food items in the North-East

(b) Children’s Food Supplement S/N Supplements Qty (cartons) 1. Noodles 13,900 2. Beverages 2,960 3. Milk 10,608 4. Soya plus 7,525 5. Biscuits 17,350

Noodles Beverages

Distribution of some food supplement and condiments to IDPs

2. Maggi 2,890 cartons 3. Tin tomatoes 10,435 cartons 4. Dry fish 3,500 cartons 5. Vegetable oil 9,980 kegs 6. Palm oil 7,450 kegs

(d) Clothing S/N Clothing items Qty (pieces) 1. Wax prints 117,490 2. Guinea brocade 89,380 3. Blankets 116,940 4. Shada yards 23,250 5. Women’s wears 5,770 6. Men’s wears 1,400 7. Children’s wears 90,400

117,490 116,940

89,380 90,400

23,250 5,770 1,400

Wax Guinea Blankets Shada Women’s Men’s Children’s prints brocade yards wears wears wears

(e) Building Materials S/N Building Materials Qty 1. Roofing sheet 18,600 2. Cement 30,400 3. 3" nails 9,180 4. Roofing nails 8,295 5. Ceiling board 28,650 6. 2x3x12 blanks 18,740 7. 2x4x12 blanks 5,900

30,400 28,650

18,600 18,740

9,180 8,295 5,900

Roofing Cement 3" nails Roofing Ceiling 2x3x12 2x4x12 sheet nails board blanks blanks

5.5 Provision of Food Items to the Camps in Borno State under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NEMA and Borno State Government:

Since June 2015 till date within the provisions of MOU with Borno State Government, the items listed below are provided by NEMA.

SN Items Qty of food Metric tons items 1 Rice (50kg) bag 120,000 6,000

2 Maize (100kg) bag 70,000 7,000

3 Beans (100kg) bag 9,000 900

4 Sugar (50kg) bag 30,000 1,500

5 Salt (50kg) bag 7,500 375

6 Flour (50kg) bag 1,800 90

7 Tin tomatoes 10,500 (cartons)

5.6 Provision of Drugs to some Major Hospitals in the Zone for the Treatment of Victims of Insurgency. These hospitals include the following:

(i) Specialist Hospital, Yola, Adamawa State; (ii) Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Bauchi State; (iii) University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State; (iv) Nursing Homes in Maiduguri, Borno State; (v) Borno State Specialist Hospital, Borno State; (vi) Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, Gombe State; (vii) General Hospital, Potiskum, Yobe State; (viii) Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State.

5.7 Deployment of Medical Team, Drugs/Medical Consumables to the North East The Agency also deployed its Medical team and equipment to the North East to support the provision of Medicare to the IDPs. Two Mobile Intensive Care Units Ambulances (MICUs) were deployed to Maiduguri from, Abuja. Search and Rescue 15 vehicles were also deployed to the North-East by the Agency while a revolving fund was domiciled at major hospitals in Maiduguri and Yola to ensure the full treatment of victims of insurgent’s attacks and sick IDPs. Some medical consumables provided by NEMA are presented in the table below:

States Adamawa Bauchi Borno Gombe

SN Drugs Description Qty Qty Qty Qty Total 1 Anti-malaria Cartons 2,290 3,300 2,600 8,190 2 Anti-biotics Cartons 4,715 1,730 4,083 3,254 13,782 3 IV fluids Cartons 114 100 3,205 815 4,234 4 Medical consumables Cartons 350 174 411 854 1,789 5 IV Antibiotics Cartons 810 300 1,110 6 Analgesics Cartons 180 682 862 7 Anti-Hypertensive Cartons 1,880 3,530 2,365 7,775 8 Anesthetic Cartons 3,674 80 90 3,844 9 Disinfectants Cartons 28 104 284 416 10 Gloves Cartons 80 66 23 169 11 Hand sanitizers Cartons 24 12 36 12 Hospital equipment Pieces 32 16 48 Pre Test Kits (for malaria, 13 Bags 125 22 147 diabetics and typhoid) 14 Anti-diabetics Cartons 240 200 440 15 Worm expellers Cartons 60 60 16 Cough Syrups Cartons 50 50 17 IV drugs Cartons 105 105

5.8 Provision of Skills and Empowerment Equipment to IDPs NEMA provided working tools for IDPs with expertise in selected skills. Sewing machines were provided to IDPs with expertise in tailoring to sew clothes for fellow IDPs and get paid.

6.0 Reception of Nigerian returnees from neighboring countries

As a result of the sacking and occupation of several communities of the North-East by Boko Haram insurgents, thousands of displaced persons crossed over to neighboring Republics of Niger, Chad and Cameroon to live in various refugee camps and amongst host communities. Meanwhile some of the persons displaced to the neighboring countries have decided to return and were received by NEMA on behalf of the Federal Government. The Agency voluntarily has also supported the Borno State Government in the repatriation of hundreds of persons that have earlier fled to Cameroon and Niger.

6.1 Reception for Nigerians Returnees from Niger Republic There was reception for about 13,046 Nigerian returnees from Niger Republic in May, 2015. The reception took place in Geidam, Yobe State. The breakdown of the returnees is indicated in the table below: S/N State of Origin No. of Returnees 1. Anambra 256 2. Bauchi 208 3. Benue 516 4. Borno 5,026 5. Delta 1 6. Gombe 27 7. Imo 1 8. Jigawa 1,694 9. Kano 406 10. Katsina 61 11. Kebbi 3,020 12. Nasarawa 1 13. Niger 324 14. Sokoto 231 15. Taraba 559 16. Yobe 645 17. Zamfara 70 Total 13,046

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10000

8000

6000 5,026

4000 3,020

1,694 2000 17 645 516 406 324 559 256 208 1 27 1 61 1 231 70 0

Registration and profiling of the Nigerian Returnees from Niger Republic

Transportation Arrangement for the Returnees

6.2 Reception for Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Cameroon Between April and December, 2015 NEMA received about 16,595 Nigerians that have voluntarily returned from Cameroon through the Sahuda border crossing area near Mubi as indicated in the table below. The reception took place in Mubi, Adamawa State.

S/N Period of Return in 2015 No. of Returnees 8. 8-9 April 7,370 9. 9-10 September 519 10. 5th October 1,201 11. 2nd November 4,629 12. 1st December 2,292 13. 14-19 December 153 14. 20-21 December 431 Total 16,595

Nigeria Returnees from Cameroon in 2015

8,000 7,370 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,629 4,000 3,000 2,292 2,000 1,201 519 1,000 153 431 0 8-9 April 2015 9-10 5th October 2nd November 1st December 14-19 20-21 September 2015 2015 2015 December 2015December 2015 2015

6.3 Presentation of Humanitarian Relief assistance to Nigerians displaced into Republics of Cameroon, Chad and Niger

Some of the Nigerians that fled to these countries were provided with humanitarian relief support by the Federal Government of Nigeria through NEMA to alleviate their suffering. The displaced Nigerians have also received humanitarian supports from the host governments, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the host communities and Nigerian citizens living in the three host countries.

(a) Assistance to displaced Nigerians in Cameroon

S/N Relief Items Description Qty 19

1. Parboiled rice bags 3,668 2. Maize bags 2,700 3. Millet bags 2,736 4. Granulated sugar (20kg) bags 1,850 5. Salt (25kg) bags 500 6. Semolina bags 600 7. Beans bags 1,386 8. Indomie noodles Cartons 4,100 9. Powdered milk Cartons 850 10. Milo Cartons 850 11. Tin tomatoes Cartons 850 12. Omo detergent Cartons 760 13. Bath soap Cartons 760 14. Couscous Cartons 600 15. Spaghetti Cartons 600 16. Maggi cube Cartons 300 17. 3-in-1 tea Cartons 300 18. Vegetable oil (20ltrs) keg 850 19. Palm oil Keg 450 20. Blankets Pieces 4,400 21. Nylon mats Pieces 4,400 22. Mattresses Pieces 2,700 23. Mosquito nets Pieces 4,400 24. Plastic bucket Pieces 5,000 25. Plastic cups Pieces 3,000 26. Plastic plates Pieces 3,000 27. Plastic spoons Pieces 3,000 28. Tents Unit 14

The Minister of Interior accompanied by Nigerian Ambassador to Cameroon, the DG NEMA and other dignitaries presenting relief items to Nigerian refugees at the Minawao camp of the Far North region of Cameroon. 20

(b) Assistance to displaced Nigerians in Chad Republic

S/N Relief Items Description Qty 1. Rice Bags 3,144 2. Beans Bags 2,106 3. Semolina Bags 200 4. Granulated sugar Bags 1,480 5. Salt Bags 800 6. Spaghetti Cartons 200 7. Couscous Cartons 200 8. Indomie noodles Cartons 3,200 9. 3-in-1 tea Cartons 100 10. Powdered milk Cartons 550 11. Milo Cartons 550 12. Tin tomatoes Cartons 550 13. Maggi cube Cartons 100 14. Omo detergent Cartons 770 15. Bath soap Cartons 770 16. Vegetable oil Keg 650 17. Palm oil keg 150 18. Blanket Pieces 7,800 19. Nylon mats Pieces 8,800 20. Mattresses Pieces 1,700 21. Mosquito net Pieces 12,800 22. Plastic bucket Pieces 3,300 23. Plastic cup Pieces 1,000 24. Plastic plates Pieces 1,000 25. Plastic spoon Pieces 1,000 26. Wax print Pieces 5,000 27. Guinea brocade Pieces 5,000 28. Men’s wear Pieces 1,000 29. Women’s wear Pieces 1,000 30. Tent Unit 10

(c)Assistance to displaced Nigerians in Niger Republic

S/N Relief Items Description Qty 1. Rice Bags 5,520 2. Beans Bags 524 3. Millet Bags 3,420 4. Maize Bags 3,384 5. Sugar Bags 1,850 6. Salt Bags 700 7. Indomie Cartons 2,500 8. Bath soap Cartons 650 9. Omo detergent Cartons 650 10. Tin tomatoes Cartons 400 11. Powdered milk Cartons 400 12. Milo Cartons 400 13. Vegetable oil Keg 500 14. Wax print Pieces 5,000 21

15. Guinea brocade Pieces 5,000 16. Men’s wears Pieces 1,000 17. Women’s wear Pieces 1,000 18. Blankets Pieces 5,000 19. Nylon mats Pieces 8,000 20. Mosquito nets Pieces 12,000 21. Plastic bucket Pieces 5,000 22. Mattresses Pieces 1,200 23. Tent Unit 8

7.0 DONATIONS

NEMA encourages corporate and individual donors providing support to the North-East region to deliver humanitarian aid directly to affected states in order to reduce cost of logistics and ensure timely response. Some of these donors include the Dangote Foundation, the Nigerian Customs Service and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) amongst others. Yet the Agency has also directly received some support from donors. This humanitarian support which the Agency has immediately deployed to the North-East include the following:

S/No. Donor Items Date Beneficiaries

1. Women Affairs . 1 bale of infant clothing July 2015 IDPs in Borno State Committee of Nasrul- . 19 bales of female clothing Lahi-il Fathi Society, (NASFAT) Lagos . 4 bales of male clothing

. 7 bales of children clothing

. 2 bales of hijab

. 1 bale of belts/bags

2. University of Ibadan . 200 bales of women’s wear 19 May, 2015 IDPs in Borno State Muslim Community . 50 bales of children’s wear

. 100 bales of men’s wear

. 10 bags of shoes

. 100 cartons of noodles

. 60 cartons of spaghetti

. 4 cartons of Maggi seasoning

3. Dr. Ahmed El-Tayyib, Al- . 13 bags of beans June, 2016 IDP in FCT Azhar University, Cairo . 25 bags of sugar and Egypt . 30 cartons of cooking oil Borno State

. 65 bags of rice

. 34 bags of flour

4. Island Club, Onikan, . A cheque of ₦2,100,000 19 May, 2015 IDPs in Borno State Lagos . 23 bags of rice

. 40 diapers

. 10 bundles of wax prints containing 99 pieces

. 9 extra pieces of wax prints

. 7 pieces of plastic buckets

. 28 pieces of assorted text books

. 54 bags of assorted clothes

. 2 bags of assorted shoes/slippers

. 3 travelling bags

. 2 pieces of 18 litres bowls

. 12 jars of iodized salt

. 6 pieces of flasks

. 6 pieces of health weighing scales

. 4 pieces of frying pans

. 5 cartons of baby wipes

. 6 packs of branded paper bags

5. Green Youth Foundation . 8 bags of “Ghana Must Go” of second October 2015 IDPs in Borno State hand clothes

. 17 pieces of 6 yards wax prints

. 12 pieces of 10 yards of guinea brocade

6. Green Youth Foundation . 8 bags of “Ghana Must Go” of second October 2015 IDPs in Borno State hand clothes

. 17 pieces of 6 yards wax prints

. 12 pieces of 10 yards of guinea brocade

7. Shuwai Industries Ltd. . 5 cartons of Q-plus multi-purpose soap November 2015 IDPs in Borno State

. 5 cartons of Medspa Antiseptic soap

. 5 cartons of Rosepa moistening soap

. 5 cartons of Q-plus dish wash liquid soap

. 1 Q-plus Antibacterial dish

. 5 cartons of wash liquid soap

8. A Group of Small Scale . 152 pieces of school bags February 2016 IDPs in Maiduguri Entrepreneur, Aba Camps . 142 pairs of shoes

9. Ray Agro Product . A carton of exercise book February 2016 IDPs in Maiduguri Enterprises Camps

10. Nestle Foods Nigeria Plc. . 759 cartons of Golden Morn Fortified 19 July 2016 IDPs in Borno State and Milo

11. National Hajj . Assorted drugs and injectables May 2016 IDPs in the North East Commission

12 Association of . 10 bags of Rice 16 February IDPs in FCT professional Women . Primary School Science Kits 2016 Engineers of Nigeria

8.0 Safe School Initiative (SSI) The Federal Government of Nigeria has adopted the SSI under which about 800 students of Secondary School level from each of the three States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, totaling 2,400 are transferred to 43 Federal Unity Colleges within and outside the North-East region. From January 2014 to June 2016, statistics of the students posted to the colleges stood at; Adamawa - 775, Borno - 789 and Yobe - 770. NEMA is supervising the implementation of this initiative.

The SSI which is a partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria, the African Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Germany and the Victims Support Fund (VSF) aims at resuscitating children’s education in the North-East in a safe and sustainable manner. The SSI fund is managed by the UN system (UNICEF) while NEMA coordinates the implementation of the initiative in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education and the Education Ministries of the affected States. The following projects have been implemented under the SSI.

(i) Provision of tuition fees, feeding and transport to students and stipends to their parents; (ii) Continuation of primary and post-primary education for children of IDPs living in camps and amongst host communities. UNICEF deploys School on Wheels and School in the Box to implement this programme; (iii) The reconstruction of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok in Borno State which is being implemented by the Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers. The project is still ongoing.

9.0 Other initiatives of the Federal Government put together to support IDPs in the North-East in which NEMA plays an important role include the following:

9.1 Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) A Presidential intervention plan designed to provide emergency assistance, mobilize targeted resources to jumpstart the North-East economy and strategically position the region for long-term prosperity by leveraging its regional assets and unique advantages. The Plan is to be implemented by the Federal and State Governments, with support from Global Development Partners (GDPs), the Nigerian and International Business Communities and other donors and stakeholders. It involved as part of the Federal Government’s soft approach to counter terrorism. An Initiative driven by a committee comprised of approximately 32 government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs),

Development Partners and Representatives of the North-East. The North-East Governors’ regional plan serves as the foundation for the programs of PINE.

9.2 Victims Support Fund (VSF) In furtherance to bringing succor to the victims of insurgency, the Federal Government on 16th July, 2014, constituted the Victims Support Fund Committee (VSFC). The Committee was to identify and seek support of well-meaning Nigerians, the Organized Private Sector, International Organizations and friendly nations towards meeting the challenge brought about by the insurgency. The Committee has the following Terms of Reference viz: a) To identify sources and ways of raising sustainable funding to support victims of Boko Haram terror activities; b) To develop appropriate strategies for the fund raising; c) To ascertain the persons, communities, facilities and economic assets affected by Boko Haram terror activities; d) To assess and determine the appropriate support required in each case; e) To manage, disburse and/or administer support to the victims as appropriate; f) To address related challenges as may be appropriate; g) To advise Government on other matter (s) necessary or incidental to support victims of Boko Haram terror activities. The Committee has established presence in the North-East and has started providing support to the people.

10.0 Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery program

In view of the current liberation of the hitherto occupied territories of the North- East by the Nigerian Military with the support of the Multi-National Joint Forces (MNJF) and the commitment of the Federal Government towards the sustainable Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery of the region, the Federal Government has produced a needs assessment that will serve as a guide for the process. The Federal Government has also presented an executive bill to the National Assembly on the establishment of the North East Commission (NEC). The Commission when established is expected to pull together resources from the government and other sources for a sustainable reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery of the region. The vast human and natural capital of the region are expected to be deployed for the recovery activities. In a multi-pronged approach, the Federal Government of Nigeria is also working with the neighboring countries of Niger, Chad, Cameroon, the Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Congo DR under 29 the auspices of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to ensure the sustainable growth and development of the North-East and safeguard against the re-occurrence of crises in the greater region.

11.0 Conclusion The Humanitarian outlook in the North-East is undoubtedly a complex emergency resulting from the activities of the Boko Haram Insurgency exacerbated by environmental and social factors leading to the unprecedented displacement of people, disruption of social structures and destruction of physical infrastructure and assets.

Over time, NEMA has provided supports to the affected populations living in camps, liberated areas, and host communities and to the refugees across the borders. However, the humanitarian dashboard is fast changing due to the successes recorded by the Nigerian Military with the support of Multi-National Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The focus is gradually shifting towards Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Recovery and dignified return of IDPs back home while process for the return of Nigerian refugees from neighboring countries is equally on-going. This is a cross- cutting, multi-stake holding, multi-disciplinary and cost intensive endeavor requiring support from all stakeholders.

Suffice to mention that while local and international humanitarian responders including the UN system and public spirited individuals have given valuable support towards overcoming the humanitarian crisis in the North-East, there is no doubt that the Federal Government has played the greatest role in this endeavor. NEMA will continue to support and work towards bridging the identified gaps in humanitarian response through enhanced coordination, capacity building and strengthening of collaboration with the affected States and relevant stakeholders including line MDAs, local and international response organizations and the UN system.