FLASH REPORT #44: POPULATION DISPLACEMENT DTM North West/North Central Nigeria Nigeria 15 - 21 MARCH 2021

A ected Population: Damaged Shelters: Casualties: Movement Trigger: 391 Individuals 63 Block shelters 34 Individuals Armed attacks

OVERVIEW Nigeria's North Central and North West Zones are afflicted with a mul�dimensional crisis that is rooted in long-standing tensions between ethnic and religious groups and involves a�acks by criminal groups and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping NIGER REPUBLIC and grand larceny along major highways). The crisis has accelerated during the past years because of the intensifica�on of a�acks and has resulted in widespread displacement across the region.

Between 15 and 21 March, armed clashes between herdsmen and farmers, bandits Sokoto and local communi�es have led to a fresh wave of popula�on displacement. Follow- Safana ing these events, a rapid assessment was conducted by DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix) field staff with the purpose of informing the humanitarian community and 141 government partners, and enable targeted response. Flash reports u�lise direct Jigawa observa�on and a broad network of key informants to gather representa�ve data Katsina and collect informa�on on the number, profile and immediate needs of affected popula�ons. Kankara Zamfara Latest a�acks affected 391 individuals, including 27 injuries and 34 fatali�es in 88 Chikun, Kauru and Birnin Gwari LGAs of Kaduna State and Safana and Kankara LGAs Kano of Katsina State. The a�acks caused people to flee to neighbouring locali�es. NIGERIA Kebbi GENDER (FIG. 1)

Kebbi Birnin-Gwari Kaduna

3 Bauchi 46% Male Chikun 54% Kauru Female 4 155

MOST NEEDED ASSISTANCE (FIG. 2) 54% Plateau

X Affected Population

International border Federal Capital Territory State 23% Nasarawa LGA 13% 10% Affected LGAs Benue The map is for illustration purposes only. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown are not warranted to be error free nor do they imply judgment on the legal status of any territory, or any endorsement or accpetance of such boundaries by IOM. Security Shelter NFI Food

AFFECTED POPULATION (TABLE 1)

Number of Affected Number of Affected Number of Damaged State LGA Cause of Incident Casual�es Male Female Children Household Individuals Shelters Kaduna Birnin Gwari A�acks 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Kaduna Chikun A�acks 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 Kaduna Kauru A�acks 37 155 14 72 83 77 63 Katsina Kankara A�acks 14 88 5 38 50 49 0 Katsina Safana A�acks 18 141 17 65 76 73 0 Grand Total 69 391 37 179 212 199 63

"When quoting, paraphrasing, or in any other way using the information mentioned in this report, the source needs to be stated appropriately as follows: “Source: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), March 2021.””

For more information or to report an alert, please contact: Henry Kwenin, DTM Project Coordinator: [email protected] | +234 903 8852 524 https://displacement.iom.int/nigeria ; https://dtm.iom.int/nigeria