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Niger Government statistics show sharp increase of displaced persons from Nigeria in Diffa region
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UNHCR Niger - 7 November 2013
The regional authorities in Diffa estimate the number of displaced persons that have left the three northern states of Nigeria under emergency rule (Bornio, Yobe, and Adamawa) and entered Niger territory to be 37,000. Following newly published figures by the Diffa regional civil registry office, the number of Niger nationals that returned to their country stands now at 29,000 while the number of Nigerian refugees increased to 8,000. In addition, an earlier count by the Niger Red Cross counted 150 third country nationals.