Flood: ‘Over 150,000 Maiduguri children in dire need of aid’
Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria says that over 150,000 children have been displaced by flooding in Borno State and are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
The Country Director of SCI, Duncan Harvey, made the disclosure Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen about his visit to Maiduguri to evaluate the situation and provide assistance to the affected population.
He said that over 300,000 people had been registered in at least 26 relocation sites as of 14 September, adding that up to 30 sites had been set up, while registration was ongoing.
He said, “So we can estimate that around 150,000 of the people living in those camps are children, and therefore that’s a very real cause of concern. We need to protect those children, provide them with health and nutrition, make sure they have access to clean water, and also ensure that they have appropriate care in place.”
