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Borno State Situation Report No Borno State Situation Report No. 2 (as of 6 February 2015) Situation Report No. 2 (as of 23 January 2015) Nigeria: This report is produced by OCHA Office in Nigeria in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1 to 6 February 2015. The next report will be issued as events unfold. Highlights • Second Consecutive attack on Maiduguri in two weeks by BH, repelled by the Nigerian armed forces and the civilian JTF. • Over 36,000 new IDPs fleeing towards Maiduguri and Adamawa state due to fighting between multinational forces and insurgents in Abadam, Gamboru, Ngala, Dikwa and Gworza AU endorses plans for a • regional force of 7,500 troops to fight insurgents. • UN Security Council urges states, to abide with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council Creation date: 05 February 2015 Sources: IDPs figures provided by NEMA and humanitarian partners as of 31 January 2015; . Feedback: Choice Ufuoma Okoro: [email protected] www.unocha.org/nigeria www.reliefweb.int. The boundaries and names shown resolutions and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Houses 482 , 286 6 10 100,000 600 Number of IDP Camps in Children at risk of severe Razed down in Baga by est. IDPs in Maiduguri Number of International as at Jan. 15 (NEMA) Humanitarian Agencies in Maiduguri (NEMA) malnutrition in NE (UNICEF) Boko Haram (Amnesty Intl.) Borno State Situation Overview Borno State remains the epicenter of the northeast crisis, with January witnessing an increase in attacks targeting the capital of the state; Maiduguri. On February 1, Nigerian Armed Forces and the Civilian Joint Task Force, repelled a Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri. This was the second attack on Maiduguri by Boko Haram in 8 days aimed at taking over the Borno State capital. The attack which happened just hours after the President’s campaign rally, left an estimated 82 people including civilians dead and scores injured, though independent sources estimate a higher number of casualties. The latest attack on the town was said to have been coordinated simultaneously at four major points of entry into Maiduguri: Ngom (the border with Mafa), Dalwa (the border with Konduga), Molai (the border with Damboa) and Jawuri (around Njimtilo, border with Kaga on the Damaturu road). Several weapons, arms and ammunition including two armoured vehicles and two artillery guns as well as 17 Hilux vehicles were recovered from the insurgents during the attack. Government agencies are struggling to reassure the about half a million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the town of their safety and continued humanitarian support. Partners reported that some IDPs hosted in Maiduguri were leaving the town towards Damaturu, Gombe and parts of Adamawa which they considered safer. On Friday, January 30, the African Union endorsed plans for a regional force of 7,500 troops to fight the insurgents. Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin recently agreed to work together against the insurgents with the mobilization of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). Multinational forces led by Chadian troops in late January started an operation that has forced out the insurgents from Nigerian border towns of Kingallam in Kukawa Local Government Area (LGA) and Malam Fatori in Abadam LGA as well as from parts of Mafa, Marte, Gamboru and Ngala LGAs. The joint Nigeria Emergency Situation Report No. 2|2 forces are also reported to be dislodging the insurgents from Gworza, Damboa and the Sambisa forest in a renewed effort to free Borno state from the insurgents and have elections hold in the state. The number of unverified newly displaced people in Borno state is on the increase as fighting intensifies between insurgents and the multinational forces led by Chadian troops. About 36,000 new IDPs who are fleeing their homes because of the fighting in Abadam, Gamboru, Ngala, Dikwa and Gworza are moving towards Maiduguri, Mubi and Gombi in Adamawa state. Out of this number a yet to be verified few have been registered by the National/State Emergency Management Agency (N/SEMA) and other humanitarian partners in the established camps in Maiduguri while majority have sought shelter among local communities around Maiduguri and Jere in Borno state and Mubi, Hong and Gombi in Adamawa state. The overwhelming majority of this population are in Maiduguri and Jere of Borno State. All newly registered IDPs have received some form of assistance and humanitarian response in the form of food and non-food items from NEMA and other humanitarian partners. Access constraints make it difficult to obtain and verify data as most of the roads to the affected LGAs in Borno state are currently inaccessible. The Maiduguri Airport remains closed to commercial flights limiting access in and out of Borno State. Access to Maiduguri has been limited to only one route which is sporadically subject to insurgent attacks. Overall access is limited in 20 out of 27 LGAs in Borno state. The UN Security Council on Tuesday February 3, urged all the concerned states, to abide with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate with the relevant regional and sub-regional authorities in combating the insurgents. The Council members reminded the states to ensure that measures taken to combat terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law. Coordination/Response UNICEF leads the Borno state coordination forum as part of the sub national coordination structure made up of international agencies and local partners in the state. The international agencies provide technical support and facilitates joint planning, implementation and monitoring of humanitarian action as well as engagement with NEMA/SEMA and other Borno state government agencies. NEMA and SEMA provide overall coordination in all the 10 recognised camps in Borno State. NEMA/SEMA continue to provide 3 month food ration and some Non-Food Items (NFI) to the newly displaced in Maiduguri. The UN through UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO have continued to support the Borno state and N/SEMA response efforts with the provision of Reproductive Health (RH) and Emergency kits, immunization, provision of basic medical services, WASH, CMAM Nutrition supplies; including the screening of all under five children in the IDP camps, engagement of Volunteer Community Mobilizers and psychosocial support. WHO continues its disease surveillance, training and supervision of state counterparts as an ongoing programme. Action Against Hunger is providing water and hand washing points, Latrines and distribution of NFI kits (Soaps). MSF is also actively involved in the provision of immunization, nutrition, general medical consultation, and training. The Nigerian Red Cross and the ICRC have also continued with support in the health, camp coordination and camp management sectors as well as in unconditional cash transfer projects to the most vulnerable IDP households. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org Nigeria Emergency Situation Report No. 2|3 For further information, please contact: Choice Okoro, HoO a.i UNOCHA Nigeria, [email protected], +234 8100126490 Chukwudi Ukanacho, Programmes Associate, [email protected],+234 814 785 6373 For more information, please visit https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/operations/nigeria To be added or deleted from this Sit Rep mailing list, please e-mail: [email protected] United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org .
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