Nigerian refugees in Niger, Chad, Cameroon hit 312,069 - UNHCR

More Nigerians are refugees in other countries according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

According to the report, there are 177,773 Nigerian refugees in Niger; 16,294 in Chad and 118,002 in Cameroon.

Meanwhile, registered refugees in Nigeria are in are residing in Lagos, Kano, Cross River, Taraba, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Ogun, Oyo and FCTNo fewer than 312,069 Nigerian refugees are currently in Niger, Chad and Cameroon while the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country has hit 2.9 million.

This was contained in recent data by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nigeria which put the worldwide population of refugees at 2,880,168.

The UNHCR record of IDPs who are mainly in the North East, North Central, and North West, however, did not reckon with those in Edo and other states of the federation.

The updated data of May 31, 2021, from UNHCR Nigeria, showed an increase of 11,185 Nigerian refugees outside the country when compared to UNHCR figures updated on November 30, 2020.

The breakdown showed that there are 177,773 Nigerian refugees in Niger; 16,294 in Chad and 118,002 in Cameroon.

Also, as of April 30 and May 31, 2021, Nigeria recorded 71,365 registered refugees in the country from across the world.

The refugees, according to Daily Sun’s findings, are residing in Lagos, Kano, Cross River, Taraba, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Ogun, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).