Displacement Highlights
2,155,618 individuals (352,840 households) were identified in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, states and Abuja.
In total, 1,856,616 IDPs captured through the DTM assessments have beendisplaced by the insurgency (86.16% of the total IDP population).
Majority of the IDPs are identified in Borno (1,427,999) followed by Yobe (150,718) and Adamawa (134,415).
53.72% of the IDP population are children and 26.2% are five(5) years old or younger.
91% of IDPs live in host communities while 9% live in camps.
97 Camps and camp-like sites have been identified through the DTM assessments.
Introduction
Over the last few months, the recapture of many towns and villages by Nigerian security forces in the insurgency-hit northeastern States of Borno and Yobe have further escalated the needfor humanitarian response as civilians previously under the control of Boko Haram are now accessible.
Working in close collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme is working to expandcoverage in addition to addressing the needs of gathering accurate information on the existing caseload of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The DTM assessments are being 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 LGAs and 1,331 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 while efforts to access the recaptured LGAs are being planned for the next round of assessments.
The programme is supporting the Government of Nigeria and other humanitarian response 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 teams are composed of representatives of NEMA, 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 programme is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO). NEMA is also providing financial support to the programme.