FLASH REPORT #53: POPULATION DISPLACEMENT DTM North West/North Central Nigeria Nigeria 17 - 23 MAY 2021 Aected Population: Damaged Shelters: Casualties: Movement Trigger: 1,922 Individuals 31 99 Armed attacks OVERVIEW AFFECTED LOCATIONS 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 Sokoto displacement across the region. Yobe Between 17 and 23 May 2021, armed clashes between herdsmen and farmers, and Batsari bandits and local communi�es have led to new waves of popula�on displacement. 613 Following these events, rapid assessments were conducted by DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix) field staff with the purpose of informing the humanitarian commu- Katsina nity and government partners, and enable targeted response. Flash reports u�lise Jigawa direct observa�on and a broad network of key informants to gather representa�ve Zamfara data and collect informa�on on the number, profile and immediate needs of affect- Malumfashi Kano ed popula�ons. Faskari 14 Bauchi The latest a�acks affected 1,922 individuals including 69 injuries and 99 fatali�es in Kebbi 166 Agatu LGA of Benue State, Jema’a and Chikun LGAs of Kaduna State and Faskari, Malumfashi and Batsari LGAs in Katsina State. The a�acks caused people to flee to neighbouring localities. GENDER (FIG. 1) Kaduna Bauchi Chikun 45% 573 Male 55% Niger Female Nigeria Jema'a 285 Plateau MOST NEEDED ASSISTANCE (FIG. 2) Federal Capital Territory 43% Nasarawa X Affected Population 28% International border Taraba Agatu State 20% Kogi 271 LGA Benue 9% Affected LGAs 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. Shelter Food Medical services NFI AFFECTED POPULATION (TABLE 1) Number of Affected Number of Affected Number of Damaged State LGA Cause of Incident Casuali�es Male Female Children Household Individuals Shelters Benue Agatu A�acks 53 271 9 105 166 123 0 Kaduna Chikun A�acks 95 573 15 271 302 249 23 Kaduna Jema'a A�acks 57 285 4 127 158 128 8 Katsina Batsari A�acks 86 613 35 285 328 341 0 Katsina Faskari A�acks 21 166 34 67 99 79 0 Katsina Malufashi A�acks 2 14 2 9 5 7 0 Grand Total 314 1,922 99 864 1,058 927 31 "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), May 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.