Fact Sheet: Dikwa Local Government Area , North-east Last updated 10 December 2019

75,470 39,930 16,233 13,280 3,774 2,253 17 Infants Elderly Children Women Men IDP Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps

Overview

• Dikwa Local Government Area (LGA) is located in eastern Borno. Dikwa town lies 90 km east of and is a gateway to Bama, , and Marte LGAs.

• Nine of the ten wards in Dikwa LGA are inaccessible to humanitarian partners due to insecurity. The humanitarian response is therefore limited to the people in Dikwa town, who are dependent on humanitarian assistance due to lack of livelihoods opportunities. Most of the IDPs are farmers from the inaccessible neighbouring villages/LGAs.

• The estimated population of Dikwa LGA is 113,9021, that includes 75,470 internally displaced persons(IDPs). 81 per cent of the IDPS live in formal camps, while 19 per cent live with the host communities. 38 per cent of households are female headed in the formal camp, and 23 per cent in the host community.

• Priority needs are in the areas of shelter, food, livelihoods and sanitation. Congestion in the camps is a major challenge. Sangaya camp is the most congested followed by Klagaru camp.

March 2015 February 2016 May 2018 August 2018 May 2019 October 2019

NSAGs launched Two female suicide A multi-sectoral A cholera outbreak The military gave an order The 22 brigade was another major attack bombers affiliated with assessment was spread through to decommission 622 temporarily relocated in Dikwa leading to the NSAGs detonated an conducted to Dikwa. shelters in Ajari and from Dikwa to Marte. displacement of the explosive killing 69 determine the Ministry camps due to entire population to people and injuring 79 humanitarian response reccurring attacks by Maiduguri. others in an IDP camp. and gaps in Dikwa. NSAGs in the vicinity of these two camps.

June 2015 March 2017 June 2018 November 2018 September 2019

The Nigerian Army Inter-sector fact finding Dikwa town witnessed An OHCT joint Nigerian army initiated recaptured Dikwa mission facilitated by UN a high influx of new assessment led by the the “Super Camps” from the NSAGs. agencies and one arrivals as a result of DHC visited Dikwa. strategy, designating INGO travalled to Dikwa military operations in Dikwa as one of the to assess the neighbouring villages Super Camps. humanitarian situation. and towns.

Fact Sheet: Dikwa Local Government Area 2 Borno State, North-east Nigeria Last updated 10 December 2019

Humanitarian Response and Gaps

Humanitarian organizations are providing multi-sectoral assistance in all IDP camps as well as within host communities.

Camp Coordination & Camp Management/Shelter Dikwa has 17 IDP camps that are managed by IOM and ACTED. High congestion across the IDP camps has degraded the quality of services provided in the camps. This is a result of IDPs self-settling in between the already planned shelters. Lack of access to land for the construction of shelters and insecurity are major challenges affecting the sector operations. Recurring attacks at the Ajari camp led to military instructing the dismantling of the 622 shelters which led to 250 households self-settling in the other camps while some were resettled with their relatives in other camps or the host community. Major concerns include over congestion in the camps and lack of approvals to extend the camps.

The 17 IDP camps are 1000 Camp, Agric, Ajari, Alhaji Bashir, Bulabulin Primary School, Fulatari, Kamchiji, Klagaru, Masarmari, Ministry of Works, Mohammed Kyari, Motor Park, Sangaya, Shehu Musta II, Shehuri/Modu Kasa, Shuwari, and Twenty Housing Estate.

Food Security/Livelihoods Humanitarian partners are providing monthly dry food rations comprising of rice, sorghum, beans, oil and salt to over 73,450 individuals in both camps and host community. Distribution of seeds and tools by government and humanitarian actors targeting around 3,900 households (both IDPs and host communities) was completed in June in preparation of the rain season planting. The distribution included sorghum, maize, millet, okra, amaranthus, groundnut, cowpea and sesame. Lack of safe access to sufficient farming (including grazing) land and restriction on NPK fertilizer movement remain key challenges hindering scale-up of agricultural production..

Health

In November, health partners conducted a mass vaccination campaign. Some 55,373 people were vaccinated against meningitis and 48,978 against measles. Health partners also established three new health outposts at Masarmari, Kamchiji, and Alhaji Bashir IDP camps to enhance the provision of health services. Health partners are delivering routine free primary healthcare services for IDPs in both camps and the host community including OPD, Reproductive Health/Maternity, Pharmaceuticals, Laboratory, In- patient, Immunization, MPHSS and outreach services. Malaria and acute watery diarrhoea are among the prevalent health concerns recorded by partners.

Seven primary healthcare facilities and two clinics were established by humanitarian partners between 2017 and 2018 to deliver free services in the camps and host communities. There is a lack of secondary health services due to the closure of the government healthcare facilities as the result of the insecurity.

Protection Protection partners are delivering child protection and gender-based violence (GBV) services, psychosocial and mental health support, protection monitoring, identification of most vulnerable groups and case management.

Child protection partners have constructed thirteen children and two youth-friendly spaces. Child protection services include case management of unaccompanied and separated children, and children with other protection risks. Partners also provide life skills education for adolescents and recreational, creative and social activities for both children and adolescents.

There are twelve Women and Girls Friendly Spaces (WGFS) that provide avenues for seeking services, peer support, skills and knowledge building sessions for vulnerable women and adolescent girls, respectively. Functional referral mechanism is in place for coordinating the response to GBV survivors and facilitate referrals of reported GBV incidents. Critical GBV services include GBV case management, clinical management for rape and psychosocial services.

Protection monitoring activities to identify protection risks encountered by IDPs and other affected populations are ongoing. IDPs are provided with information and supported to access civil documentation. Seventeen critical mines related incidents have been reported over the last 12 months. Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) is provided to IDPs and members of the host community to prevent future accidents. So far, 51 per cent of the population is yet to be reached with EORE.

Fact Sheet: Dikwa Local Government Area 3 Borno State, North-east Nigeria Last updated 10 December 2019

Water Sanitation and Hygiene Humanitarian partners are delivering hygiene promotion, safe water supply, and construction and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities as well as the distribution of WASH NFIs and water purifiers across all IDP camps and the host community. According to WASH sector data, as of November 2019, availability of water is relatively sufficient at 43 litres per person per day which is well above the minimum SPHERE standard of 15 litres per person per day. On the other hand, access to latrines is low at 114 people per latrine compared to minimum SPHERE standard of 50 people per latrine. About 86% of people in need of a hygiene kit have not received any in the last 90 days. Chlorine dozers have been installed in many water points to improve water quality and water purification tablets and bucket chlorination are provided as complementary activities where required.

Partners are addressing gaps in WASH services; however, lack of space and congestion are severe barriers to improvement of services.

Education Access to education for both IDPs and the host communities remains limited due to an insufficient number of functional schools and teachers. Before the insurgency, there were eight primary schools, one secondary school, and one religious school. Partners are providing informal and formal education at fifteen temporary learning spaces (TLS) in three IDP camps and four primary schools and one junior secondary school in the host community. Additional support from partners includes the distribution of learning materials and school bags to IDP children in the TLS and primary schools and the provision of chairs and desks. In October 2019, education partners rolled out a back-to-school campaign where 2,413 children were enrolled in various school learning programs bringing the total enrolment to 4,000 children. Partners have also trained community leaders and volunteers to support community mobilisation for education and enhanced learning across the IDP camps and host community.

Nutrition

Nutrition response includes regular middle upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) screening targeting 40,000 children per month, case identification and referral, community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) services, mother support group services and community sensitization. Services are provided through four OTP sites treating Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), and one stabilization centre provides treatment for SAM children with medical complications. Children suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) are treated through a blanket supplementary feeding program (BSFP). Screening and immediate treatment are provided at the reception centre for new arrivals.

Between October and November, 67 SAM cases with medical complications were admitted and treated at the stabilization centre, and 873 SAM cases without medical complication were screened and treated.

Coordination Operational humanitarian response coordination has been decentralized from Maiduguri through the Local Coordination Group (LCG) meetings held in Dikwa town. The LCG structure aims to enhance coordination among partners at the deep field level through improved information flow between partners in the LGA and the Borno State capital for a more effective response. The LCG meeting occurs once every month, while sectors specific meetings at the LGA level also happens once in a month. Five sectors and two sub-sectors meeting are happening every month in Dikwa. Due to alow number of education partners in the LGA, there is no education sector partners meeting in Dikwa. Twelve (12) LCG meetings were held between January and November 2019. Monthly CMCoord meetings are also held to enhance interaction between humanitarian partners, civil authorities and the military. Key achievements of CMCoord activities have been the identification of land for camp expansion and ongoing excavation of security trenches across Dikwa town. Civilian authorities are yet to return to Dikwa.

Common services A humanitarian hub was completed in Dikwa town in 2017 to facilitate the scale-up of humanitarian operations through a consistent presence in the deep field. The humanitarian hub provides safe accommodation and working space at a nominal fee. Services include shared office space, conference room, and internet services.

Fact Sheet: Dikwa Local Government Area 4 Borno State, North-east Nigeria Last updated 10 December 2019

Gap Analysis

• Access to farms within the security perimeter established by the military is limiting opportunities for livelihood activities. As a result, the population is highly dependent on humanitarian assistance.There are no surgical services in Dikwa and all major health cases are referred to Maiduguri. However, referrals are constrained by insecurity and insufficient logistics. There is only one ambulance to support referrals to Maiduguri. There are no senior secondary school services in Dikwa. This has created a huge gap in education continuity. • Most of the IDP camps in Dikwa are over-congested due to limited space within the secure perimeter which makes it difficult to construct more shelters. Sangaya camp is the most congested with a population of 1,523HHs followed by Klagaru camp with a population of 1,333HHs against a capacity of 400HHs for each of the camps.

Advocacy

• Engage with the military and advocate for the expansion of security perimeters for more land for farming purposes. • Increase livelihood opportunities including through cash programming to increase resilience and reduce dependence on humanitarian assistance. • Return of civil administration to the town to resume service delivery and rebuild infrastructure and reinstate basic services. • Provide a Non-Technical Survey of new lands to assure potential contamination of explosive ordnances is appropriately dealt with. Partners Presence

As at November 2019, there were 27 partners (including one state agency) assisting internally displaced people and vulnerable host communities in the LGA.

Humanitarian Organizations in Dikwa LGA Protection 11 CHAD, FHI 360, GISCOR/UNHCR, IOM, INTERSOS, MC, NCA, PLAN, TDH, UNICEF Health 7 FHI 360, ICRC, IOM, INTERSOS, SMoH, UNICEF, WHO Shelter & NFI 7 AIPD, ICRC, IOM, MC, NRC, SI, UNHCR WASH 7 CAID, CIDAR, FHI 360, JDF, IOM, SI, UNICEF Food Security 6 CAID, CARE, CRUDAN, FAO, MC, WFP Education 3 PLAN, SCI, UNICEF Nutrition 3 FHI 360, INTERSOS, UNICEF CCCM 2 ACTED, IOM LGA Coordination 1 OCHA

For further information, please contact: Peter Ekayu, Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Maiduguri [email protected] +234 903 781 0095 Bala Usman, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA Maiduguri [email protected] +234 816 043 7955