Humanitarian groups using Boko Haram crisis to make money, says Borno govt

Humanitarian groups using Boko Haram crisis to make money, says Borno govt

Sunday, October 16, 2016 3:37 pm


(File photo) people displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria

(File photo) people displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria

 

The Borno Government announced on Sunday that it had taken steps toward harmonising the operations of 42 humanitarian organisations providing support for victims of Boko Haram in the state.

Alhaji Mali Gubio the Chairman of the state Humanitarian Response Committee, made the plan known shortly after the inaugural meeting of the committee in Maiduguri.

Gubio, a former Borno Head of Service in the state, expressed sadness that some of the organisations were taking advantage of the Boko Haram crisis to make money without rendering tangible help to the victims.

“The state government is not even aware of what some of them are doing.  So, the committee is supposed to harmonise their activities for maximum results, ” he said.

Gubio explained that the committee was expected to bring together all the humanitarian organisations to ensure that they worked in synergy.

“Our duty is to make sure that we bring them together to know exactly what they are supposed to be doing and how. “We appreciate their concern for our people but where the concerns are dubious we are supposed to address them, ” he said.

Gubio said it was sad that some individuals and organisations were using the Boko Haram terrorism to make money in the guise of providing humanitarian support to the people.

“Boko Haram terrorism should not be used as an avenue to enrich some people or organisations to the detriment of our people who are the real victims.

“The victims should be the beneficiaries of any support and not the individuals or the organisations providing the support, ” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov.  Kashim Shettima had repeatedly accused some humanitarian organisations of taking advantage of the Boko Haram terrorism victims to enrich themselves without adding value to the victims’ conditions.

The State Government had last week inaugurated the committee to address the problem of lack of coordination among organisations operating in the state.

(NAN)

 


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