The depth of the devastating impact of the Boko Haram conflict can’t be appreciated from afar. A close look at scientifically sourced data from global humanitarian bodies like the UN would shock you.
The impact numbers of the Boko Haram-induced humanitarian crises have been horrible in terms of territories affected, monies being spent, human displacement, casualties, and deaths recorded.
A recently shared Borno state government document detailing how the consequence of the humanitarian crisis on Lake Chad revealed that on the BAY (Borno, Adamawa &Yobe) states of the Northeast subregion of Nigeria, alone has been estimated at $8.9 billion.
This was revealed during a three days ‘capacity building training for state and local government officials on restoration and reinforcement of community civil authority, organized by the Northeast Multi-sectorial Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP), a World Bank-funded program in Borno state. Participants at the workshop were informed that at least 35,000 people had been killed since the conflict’s inception.
MCRP said “UN OCHA ranks the humanitarian emergency as one of the four worst humanitarian crises globally.”
And below are some of the reasons the Boko Haram-induced humanitarian reason crisis earned the number 4 rating:
✓ 2.4 million people displaced
✓ 5 million food insecure people at crisis and emergency levels
✓ millions of civilians subjected to extreme hardship
✓ In the four Lake Chad countries, 17.4 million people live in areas affected by the crisis, and 10.7 million are in need.
• 226,000 Nigerian refugees in neighboring Lake Chad countries
• Nearly 2 million IDPs, 80 percent of them in Borno State
• The conflict has also resulted in the massive destruction of basic infrastructure, health and
educational facilities, commercial buildings, private houses a,nd agricultural assets.
• Total damage in BAY States is estimated at USD 8.93 billion w, wwith the bulk of the losses (79%)
attributed to agriculture (USD 3.7 billion) and private housing (USD 3.32 billion)
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