IDPs in Nigeria increased by one million in one year – commissioner

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons says the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria has increased by one million in the last one year.

The Federal Commissioner of the commission, Imaan Ibrahim made this known while addressing members of the House of Representatives Committee on IDP during the year 2022 budget defence on Monday.

She said that because of increasing number of IDPs in the country, the commission’s 2022 budget was designed to address the needs of the concerned persons.

Ibrahim said that the sum of N4.89 billion was approved for the commission of which N705. 45 million is for recurrent expenditures and the sum of N3.38 billion was for capital expenditures.

The federal commissioner said as at November, the sum of N8.51 billion was released to the commission for capital and overhead expenditures.

She said that in the 2022 budget, the sum of N5.74 billion was earmarked for the operations of the commission in the coming year.

According to her, the sum of N1.18 billion is for recurrent expenditures while N4.55 billion is for capital expenditure.