Situation of Nigerian Refugees in the NW and Adamawa Regions Of
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Situation of Nigerian Refugees in the NW and Adamawa Regions of Cameroon Conflict over land between the Pastoral Mbororo Fulani and the Mambilas in the Taraba State of Nigeria has been existing for more than three decades. The Mambilas claim they own the land and have more power to control the land and related resources. Conflicts have been frequent with no peaceful cohabitation between them. The civil war started between them in 1982, 2001-2002 and the third and the fiercest erupted on 17-23 June 2017 with huge human and material losses. The Mambila militia men brutally attacked the Fulani and more than 200 Mbororo people killed, 150 severely injured with machete wounds, 180 homesteads looted and burndown, 20.000 herds of cattle killed, maimed or stolen and 10,000 people displaced and 6000 people seek refuge in Cameroon. Killing and looting is still going. 90 cases treated by the integrated health Centre Atta and 46 cases handles by catholic Health Centre Atta 3 people currently taking treatment at BBH Banso and two in the Integrated Health Centre Atta Hosting Regions The refugees are found in several villages in Nwa sub division in the North West Region In the Adamawa region, they are found in 3 sub divisions of the Adamawa region ie Bankim, Mayo Dalle and Banyo central all in Mayo Banyo division. MBOSCUDA intervenes and provided in emergency relief support of food items such as rice, cooking oil, maggi, savon, salt, tomatoes, cloths and beddings The able below shows the number of Refugees per village in areas of MBOSCUDA’s intervention N0 Region Sub Division Village Male Female Children total 1 North West Nwa Yang 6 13 31 50 2 North West Nwa Saam 8 14 26 48 3 North West Nwa Ntim 8 13 65 86 4 North West Nwa Nyang 23 21 78 122 5 North West Nwa Faam 3 6 16 25 6 North West Nwa Nsam 2 2 4 8 7 North West Nwa Mfe 4 2 8 14 8 North West Nwa Sabongari 2 4 8 14 9 Adamawa Bankim Soumi 10 Adamawa Bankim Coumtchoum 11 Adamawa Bankim Sonkolong 12 Adamawa Bankim Labbare 13 Adamawa Bankim Tong 78 164 441 583 14 Adamawa Bankim Djeng 15 Adamawa Bankim Haïnare 85 178 574 837 16 Adamawa Bankim Atta 360 450 1200 2010 Total 3,797 How Resources Mobilised by MBOSCUDA The Common Mechanism Fund within NES were used for the emergency relief in collaboration with its NW regional Hub, COMAID The sum of 3000,000frs was disbursed to buy food items and transported to the field All regional MBOSCUDA offices contributed resources and sent down representatives to the field Social media and other communication mechanisms effectively engaged to connect the Mbororo through out the world to support the refugees Distribution of food items were done by NES and MBOSCUDA representatives, supported by the administration, the SDO of Donga Mantung and DO of Nwa were in the field for the distribution. The forces of law and order assisted the distribution Bankim sub division. Distribution of Food Items Provided by NES in Nwa and Bankim sub divisions N0 Sub Village Rice Oil Tomatoes Salt Maggi Savon Division (bags) cartons (cartons) (bags) (packets) (pieces) 1 Nwa Yang 5 2 2 1 2 25 2 Nwa Saam 5 2 2 1 2 25 3 Nwa Ntim 6 3 2 1 2 27 4 Nwa Nyang 10 4 4 0 3 45 5 Nwa Faam 3 2 2 1 1 25 6 Nwa Nsam 3 1 1 1 2 0 7 Nwa Mfe 2 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 8 Nwa Sabongari 4 1 1 1 2 0 9 Bankim Soumi 8 3 3 1 2 37 10 Bankim Coumtchoum 8 3 2 1 2 37 11 Bankim Sonkolong 8 2 2 1 2 35 12 Bankim Labbare 8 3 2 1 2 27 13 Bankim Tong 8 3 2 1 2 37 14 Bankim Djeng 8 3 2 1 2 37 15 Bankim Haïnare 8 3 3 2 2 37 16 Bankim Atta 9 3 3 1 2 37 Totals 105 37 33 15 30 430 Challenges The refugees migrated with their cattle at the time when crops are not harvested, an imminent farmer/grazier conflicts may erupt The enclave nature of the terrain Nwa sub division does not make easy to support materials The nature of localities and continuous influx hamper the accuracy statistics gotten ie no clear picture on the number of men, women and children Perspectives • The schools where they live have no toilet facilities with poor hygiene and sanitation practices. As a result there will be need to dig toilets in these schools where there do not exist and improve on their hygiene situation to avoid spread of diseases. • Most of the refugees came only with the dresses they were putting on. They will need warm clothes especially for the children in the cold hills along the Mantung area. • Most of them are moving barefooted, they will need bathing sleepers at least to bath with and stay around the schools. • 4 sick refugees were transferred to BBH Kumbo. 1 has died in BBH and the pending bill is over 300,000. Before they were transferred to Kumbo they were owing 90,000 CFA in Sabongari which they borrowed and paid transport. Their total bill has accrued to 1,035,000. CFA • The hospital in Atta is fast running out of drugs, there is an urgent need to supply drugs in the Centre de Santé Intégré of Atta for treatment to be continued by the victims. • The victims in Atta drink water which is not treated. There is need to treat the water before drinking to avoid contamination. • Generally they lack cooking utensils like pots, plates spoons etc. • The pastoral Mbororo will never separate from their cattle. Those on the hills in Haïnare still take the risk of going to check after their cattle in an unsecured zone. There is need to organize and bring their cattle closer to them Perspectives Continue • The hospital in Atta is fast running out of drugs, there is an urgent need to supply drugs in the Centre de Santé Intégré de Atta for treatment to be continued by the victims. • The victims in Atta drink water which is not treated. There is need to treat the water before drinking to avoid contamination. • Generally they lack cooking utensils like pots, plates spoons etc. • The pastoral Mbororo will never separate from their cattle. Those on the hills in Haïnare still take the risk of going to check after their cattle in an unsecured zone. There is need to organize and bring their cattle closer to them • Thanks for your kind attention .