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Nigerian Returnees from Cameroon (as of 29 February 2016)

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As of 29 February 2016, 21,998 Nigerians, including many who fled due to the insurgency, have returned back from Cameroon of which 54% are children, 46% are women, and 98% originated from Borno, UNHCR Nigeria is on the ground in Adamawa State Working closely with partners to implement a comprehensive response strategy. UNHCR's intervention includes supporting the monitoring of return movement and profiling of returning Nigerians, providing targeted assistance to returning Nigerians, developing the capacity of key stakeholders to the response and advocating for conditions of returns to comply with International legal norms.