The Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, Sir James Iorpuu on Friday said that the number of Internally Displaced Persons camps would hit 17 by January 2024.
He said there are 14 Internally Displaced Persons camps in the state as of now.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Lorpuu said that the number would increase to 17 when three new camps are inaugurated in January 2024.
He said that the IDPs camps are located in Makurdi, Guma, Gwer West, Logo and Agatu Local Governments.
“Before we came into office, we had six IDPs camps in Benue but, as we speak, we have 14 camps.
“These are not new camps; they were existing, but the previous government did not recognise them. We have recognised and activated them.
“Before now, there were stories that food and other materials from government were not getting to the IDPs.
“But that has changed; if you go to Benue now, the IDPs are happy. Some of them are not willing to go back to their homes because the government is taking good care of them,’’ he stated.
He said that in order to effectively cater for the IDPs, SEMA recruited staff and posted them to various camps to properly manage the IDPs.
According to him, SEMA mapped out the IDPs in each camp into groups, with some camps having up to eight groups.
