Senate Leader, Mohammed Ndume on Monday raised alarm that the presence of Nigerian government is virtually not in existence in the Borno South to address humanitarian crisis as result of Boko Haram insurgency.

Photo shows Internally Displaced Persons [IDPs] in Borno  State

The Senate Leader made this disclosure in an interactive with National Refuge Commission [NRC].

He lamented that the humanitarian crisis in his area is unbelievable.

He added that the international and non-governmental organisations and all sorts of charity organisations known for humanitarian help are already on the ground.

Ndume, who also revealed that 90 percent of Internally Displaced Persons in Abuja and environs are from his area in Borno state, complained of influx of commercial IDPS in Abuja.

He said: “‎The humanitarian crisis in that our area is unbelievable. 

“International and non-governmental organisations and all sorts of charity organisations known for humanitarian help are already on the ground but the presence of the Federal Government of Nigeria is virtually non-existent. 

“Your commission has the legal and constitutional role of playing a significant role in this crisis.

I have been wondering why the National Refugees Commission has remained in the background. 

“I think that is what is responsible for the uncoordinated manner with which things are being done there. 

“And basically there is nothing to write home about.

“We will give you all the supports. I am directly affected. 

“I am an Internally Displaced Person because I have not been able to go to my village or town for the past three years. 

“I visited Gwoza only once and with that, I had to use a helicopter from Yola Air Force Headquarters to go and see our people. 

“There are people there now trapped and it is not only in Gwoza; the 22 Local Government Areas are facing the same plight. 

“Nobody knows what they are facing because nobody goes there to see it. 

“People in the accessible places are doing fine.

Those Chibok girls that were released – 21 of them – were released from Sambisa and that is the headquarters. 

They moved them from Sambisa and drop them somewhere. 

“They spent 40 days without eating – one month and 10 days without food. And that was because there was no food. 

“One of them was telling me that some of them were wearing only underwear because there was even no clothing to cover them.

“The situation now is getting so much out of hand that you (NRC) need to come in as quickly as possible before these areas are opened. 

“If these areas are opened without you going in first, this country will face serious embarrassment. 

“What you have seen coming out of Bama is just a tip of the iceberg.

“I told some people the last time that so many organisations are doing what doing what I call ‘busy-body outreach’ because that is not their role. 

“Even NEMA is playing an emergency role extended for a long period.

“They are supposed to be an interventionist organisation that will start something before you (others) come in. 

“I see people going into areas, even areas where there are natural disasters like flooding and breaking of communicable diseases.

“Immediately after the emergency intervention, they are supposed to leave the place for others because people are displaced and once people are displaced, they need to leave so that you (NRC) can go in and play your role.”

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