Over 10,000 IDP Arrivals Cause Humanitarian Disaster In Nigerias Bama Town - NGO

The town of Bama in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno has been negatively affected by a critical humanitarian situation, caused by the influx of over 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) amid an economic crisis and violence across the country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) NGO said Friday.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2018) The town of Bama in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno has been negatively affected by a critical humanitarian situation, caused by the influx of over 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) amid an economic crisis and violence across the country, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) NGO said Friday.

"Since April 2018, more than 10,000 people have arrived in the Government Science Secondary school (GSSS) camp in the town; many are in poor health In the GSSS camp, shelter and healthcare assistance has not kept pace with the growing population and people continue to arrive every day. Intended for a maximum of 25,000 people, the camp reached capacity at the end of July - and there are not enough shelters for everyone," MSF said in a statement.

According to the statement, people arriving in the Bama camp fled areas affected by the economic crisis and where security forces were holding offensives against militants.

MSF also noted that people staying in the camp lacked assistance, shelter, household utensils and drinking water.

The NGO has been present in Borno since 2014, providing medical and humanitarian assistance to the population in state's various settlements. An acute humanitarian emergency situation in Bama was initially registered in 2016.