The number of Nigerians fleeing to neighbouring countries of Chad, Cameroon and Niger has been on an increase.
At the end of January 2022, the number of Nigerian refugees that have fled to Chad, Cameroon and Niger was 328,005 which represents a 642.46% increase from January 2015.
The Nigeria refugee crisis will be in its eighth year in 2022. Thousands of people have been forced to flee northeastern Nigeria due to violence and insurgency with most of them being women and children. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), these refugees flee their homes and comfort because they fear for their lives after threats of revenge and intimidation following militant attacks.
Despite the fact that the Nigerian military has retaken control of areas of the country’s northeast, civilians in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger continue to face terrible human rights violations, pervasive sexual and gender-based violence, forced recruitment, and suicide bombings.