The Federal Government says it will commence the voluntary repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon in July.
Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, disclosed this on Wednesday at the occasion to commemorate the 2018 World Refugees Day in Abuja.
She said that the Federal Government, Cameroon and UNHCR had signed a Tripartite Agreement in March 2, 2017, which inaugurated the Tripartite Commission with an advanced Technical Working Group to ensure the modality for their return.
According to her, President Muhammadu Buhari in its efforts to address the plight of refugees has commenced robust interventions geared toward safe and voluntary return of refugees and IDPs to their abode.
“Tripartite Agreement was aimed at the voluntary repatriation of over 91,000 Nigerians refugees from…
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