DISPLACEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
2,241,484 individuals (334,608 households) were identified in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, states and Abuja.
In total, 1,920,471 IDPs captured through the DTM assessments have been displaced by the insurgency (85.70% of the total IDP population).
Majority of the IDPs are identified in Borno (1,525,404) followed by Yobe (139,550) and Adamawa (132,626).
No.s of IDPs by LGA
54.53% of the IDP population are children and 26.01% are five(5) years old or younger.
92% of IDPs live in host communities while 8% live in camps.
84 Camps and camp-like sites have been identified through the DTM assessments.
INTRODUCTION
The Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in the displacement of people across Northeast and North-central Nigeria adding to the pre-existing caseload of IDPs displaced by the communal clashes and natural disasters that continue to affect parts of the country.
Following the escalation of the insurgency in 2014 and in order to respond to the needs for accurate information on displacement, IOM started the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) program in close collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The main objective of the program is to support the Nigerian Government and partners in the field to conduct IDPs assessments in a systematic way, as well as to establish a profile of the IDP population.
The DTM assessments are carried out in 13 states (Abuja, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara) and cover a total of 218 Local Governmental Areas (LGAs) and 1,350 wards where IDPs had been identified. While DTM data collectors have full or partial access to all LGAs in the states mentioned above, only 15 out of the 27 LGAs in Borno State are currently accessible: Askira Uba, Bayo, Biu, Chibok, Damboa, Gubio, Hawul, Jere, Kaga, Konduga, Kwaya Kusar, Mafa, Magumeri, Maiduguri and Shani.
The DTM teams are composed of representatives of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), the Nigerian Red Cross and IOM. The assessment included the collection of baseline information at LGAs and ward level and detailed surveys in camps and camp-like sites.
The DTM program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO).
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is also providing financial support to the program.