Niger - Diffa: Access, Insecurity and Population Movements (March 2018)
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Download Map Population movements and sporadic attacks continue to take place in the Diffa region. The latest security incident occurred on 22 March when Boko Haram raided the village of Toumour, killing five civilians. Since the beginning of the year, 48 attacks have taken place in the Diffa region, mainly in areas close to the Lake Chad Basin. Humanitarian operations are ongoing but mostly restricted to areas considered safe alongside the national road N°1. Entire communities in the Lake Chad islands remain inaccessible to humanitarian actors due to military operations. It is expected that more restrictions will be observed alongside the Komadougou river as special military operation will commence in April till June 2018. According to the regional authorities, 252, 305 people, including 129,015 internally displaced people, 108,470 refugees and 14,820 Nigerien returnees are still displaced in the Diffa region due to the violence related to the Lake Chad Basin crisis.
LATEST DISPLACEMENT FIGURES
129,015 IDPs
108,470 Refugees
14,820 Returnees
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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