Governor Bala Ngilari of Adamawa State, has called for international assistance to address the human problems thrown up by the recent attack and capture of the town of Mubi by Boko Haram insurgents.
With the attack, many residents of the town are seeking refuge in Cameroon, suffering untold hardship, the governor disclosed in a statewide broadcast today.
Some others have become internally displaced persons within Nigeria and are now being accommodated in designated camps.
Ngilari said a committee has been inaugurated to address the problems confronting internally displaced persons (IDPs).
He said that he had sent 77 vehicles in the past two days to evacuate the affected persons to designated camps.
He explained that the purpose was to keep the displaced persons out of harm’s way and to be resettled in camps in suitable locations.
He said government would continue to do all it can in providing basic necessities to the displaced persons until they were reunited with their families.
“I have also been in touch with the President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to address the issue of our citizens who are now refugees in Cameroon.
“Some displaced citizens are in Cameroon suffering untold hardship’’, Ngilari added.
“I wish to reassure the good people of the state that I am doing all I can to address this situation.’’
He advised the IDPs who were staying with their relatives to ensure that they were registered at the designated camps.
He called on people of the state and the country at large to pray to God to take away the scourge of insurgency and restore peace and tranquillity to Nigeria.