2,066,783 IDPs (344,564 households) were identified in Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno,
Gombe, Taraba, Yobe, Nasarawa, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara states and Abuja FCT.In total, 1,808,021 IDPs captured through the DTM assessments have been displaced by the insurgency (87.5% of the total IDP population).
Majority of the IDPs are identified in Borno (1,404,483) followed by Adamawa (159,445) and Yobe (112,671).
OVERVIEW
In response to the need for accurate information on internally displaced persons (IDPs), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) began implementing the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) project in July 2014. The project 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.
Working in close collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs), IOM’s DTM programme worked to expand reach to the newly coverage in addition to addressing the needs of accessible areas and gathering accurate information on the caseload of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The DTM teams are composed ofrepresentatives of NEMA, SEMAs, the Nigerian Red Cross and IOM. The assessment includesthe collection of baseline information at LGAs and ward level and detailed surveys in camps and camp‐like sites.
The need for immediate humanitarian response was escalated further with the Nigerian military liberating more areas that were previously under the control of the Boko Haram in the insurgency‐hit North‐Eastern State of Borno. Two more LGAs are now accessible out of the 27 LGAs in Borno State, taking the figure of accessible LGAs to 17. This is in addition to the assessments ongoing in 13 states (Abuja FCT, Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara) that cover a total of 218 LGAs and 1,331 wards where IDPs had been identified.
Bama, which wasthe site forsome of the worst clashes between Boko Haram and the Nigerian military, and Dikwa – both in Borno State – are the two major accessible areas that the DTM programme was able to reach in June. 25,470 individuals were assessed in Bama and 52,560 people in Dikwa by DTM teams.
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.