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Maiduguri is presently been served by the Water Treatment Plant located on Bama Road, opposite University of Maiduguri in Maiduguri town and some motorized boreholes spread over the metropolis.The plant was built about 25yrs ago with a capacity of 67ML/Day. The Plant gets its raw water from Alau dam which is about 13.5km away from the plant. The Alau Dam has a storage capacity of about 114MCM. The raw water is fed to the plant by a 800mm diameter pipe using 3Nos Low head pumps of 337KVA each. Two of the low head pumps are used concurrently while one is usually on standby. For security reasons, the supply from Alau Dam is shut down in the night and now runs for about 15  17 hours every day.
The humanitarian situation in Yobe State is generally stressed by pockets of severe and extreme severity in the return areas and in some impoverished urban communities hosting IDPs. The reporting period has seen additional arrivals of internally displaced people from conflict affected areas in Borno State due to the relatively calm security situation in Yobe. There have been movements from Kukawa, Marte, Baga and Monguno LGAs in Borno to Bade, Nguru and Geidam LGAs in Yobe. Chronic poverty further exacerbated by the conflict is increasing vulnerabilities and humanitarian needs.
Furthermore, women face both political and cultural barriers to reproductive health information and care. The region also has a weak and poorly funded mental health system with even fewer mental health professionals than the rest of the country. 19 The Federal NeuroPsychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri is the only specialized mental healthcare hospital in northeastern Nigeria.
The displaced population, returnees and vulnerable segments of the host communities are the people most in need of life saving assistance in Yobe. There are currently 131,597 IDPs and 165,155 returnees in Yobe State . The trend in population movement shows continued increase with new arrivals fleeing conflict affected areas in Borno State. IOM has recorded an increase of about 3,740 displacements into Yobe State , and 19,245 returnees to their respective areas of origin within the State in the reporting period due to the relatively calm security environment. The return areas include Damaturu, Geidam, Gulani, Gujba, Yunusari and Yusufari LGAs. It is worth noting that as movements have been spontaneous, structured assistance delivery is lacking and numbers may fluctuate.
Damboa: 578 arrivals were recorded in Damboa LGA of Borno state. The new arrivals were all from Bigo Yarwa and Nzuda/Wuyaram wards and were tracked at Damboa ward of Damboa LGA. The new arrivals reported to have relocated due to the ongoing conflict.
According to the NCDC, from January 1 to 27 this year, 538 suspected cases of the ailment were reported in 16 states, with 213 incidents confirmed positive, two probable and 325 negative. The disease centre noted that since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there had been 42 deaths.
Ngala: 398 arrivals were recorded in Ngala LGA of Borno state. These include 243 arrivals from Rann ward of Kala Balge LGA and 155 arrivals from Marwa in Cameroon. 29% of the new arrivals reported to have relocated due to poor living conditions and 71% due to the ongoing conflict.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC ) , in its report captioned Week 04  ( January 21 – 27, 2019 ) , 77 new cases of the fever were recorded in 13 states and Abuja. A breakdown itemised the tallies as Edo  ( 24 ) ; Ondo  ( 28 ) ; Ebonyi  ( five ) ; Bauchi  ( three ) ; Plateau  ( five ) ; Taraba  ( three ) ; Gombe  ( one ) ; Kaduna  ( one ) ; Kwara  ( one ) ; FCT  ( one ) ; Benue  ( two ) , Rivers  ( one ) ; Kogi  ( one )  and Enugu  ( one ) . The centre noted that there were 11 new deaths in Edo; two in Ondo; one for Benue and one also in Rivers. Others were Plateau  ( two ) ; Taraba  ( one )  and Bauchi  ( one ) .
Hospital and health centers have limited supplementary stabilizing drugs for MAM and SAM cases referred to the clinics.There are limited health actors for Adamawa state. There is need for increasing health partners.There are limited humanitarian actors in Education for Adamawa. There is need to activate Education SWG to increase impact particularly in Adamawa north.
Out of the displaced families, 142 households or 710 individuals were hosted in Unity Camp Phase 2, and 156 households or 717 individuals were accommodated in classrooms at GSSS Damboa  ( SSS Quarters ) . The rest of the displaced population or 8,005 individuals including the vulnerable groups are staying in the open areas without shelters.
Some 211 TLS need urgent repairs. • Rehabilitation of 220 damaged latrines in TLS. • Resumption of the new school term in September will remain a challenge if current rains and floods persist. • Difficulty in accessing some schools due to floods, for example in Stadium camp  ( Maiduguri ) , and Waterboard camp  ( Monguno ) .
Etung LGA  ( Cross River ) : Refugee women and girls living in Agbokim waterfall “The unsafe places are Abia road, secondary school, Kerewas  ( sexual abusers )  vicinity, and Bunk  ( weed smoking joint ) . There is a place called “Caraboat' boys rape peoples wife at the streams, hence it is not safe for girls to go to the river alone. At Caraboat there is no water, the two boreholes are not working, women and girls have to walk to the stream to fetch water which is unsafe as bad boys could sexually harass them. Sometimes young boys are forced into cultism even girls too. If you don't agree they beat you. Going alone to work in the farms is not safe neither.'
In Adamawa State, several riverine communities are experiencing flooding. The heavy rainfall and flooding have impacted mainly the central part of the state since August and intensified in October, affecting 173,049 people across 11 LGAs with loss of property, crops and livestock, according to the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency  ( SEMA ) . Previous flood between August and September recorded 15 deaths.
During the period of 21 – 27 October 2019, a total of 1,208 movements were recorded, which were composed of 922 arrivals and 286 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Damboa, Gwoza, Kaga, Konduga, Maiduguri, Mobbar and Ngala Local Government Areas  ( LGAs )  of Borno State. Arrivals were also recorded in Demsa, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Maiha, MayoBelwa, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa State. Departures were recorded in Askira/Uba, Bama, Gwoza and Kala/ Balge LGAs of Borno State. Departures were also recorded in Girei, Gombi, Hong, Madagali, Maiha, Mayo Belwa, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa State.
Flomo adds that pressure on existing facilities including schools, health centers and water points is mounting and current resources are overstretched.Many of the recent arrivals lack proper shelter. They are accommodated in large reception halls made of plastic sheeting, and even these are full to capacity.
An exhaustive nutrition screening using mid upper arm circumference  ( MUAC )  and Oedema for acute malnutrition was conducted by Sector partners for 199 children of 6 59 months. Of the 199 children screened, the MUAC reading was 5 children  ( 2 inaccessible and 3 accessible areas )  in the Red category, 19 were in the Yellow category and 175 were measured in the Green category. No case of Oedema was reported in the 5 LGAs that we received reports from.
The closure according to the military was due to the recent activities of some unscrupulous persons connected to the organisations, which have, tended, to undermine military operations in the region. Anecdotal accounts are that some humanitarian agencies are supplying drugs and food items to insurgent groups, improving their chances of surviving military conquest. However, the United Nations  ( UN )  Under Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has assured that the ban will be lifted soon.
Challenges:  Providing back up connectivity to the hubs continues to be a challenge. The ETS has issued a request for quotation  ( RFQ )  to Mobile Network Operators  ( MNOs )  and service providers to investigate if any of them can provide connectivity services.
Investigations conducted on Biu water supply system revealed that the total water supply to the town presently  ( 1,309.50 )  is a far cry from the total demand  ( 23,789 ) . Restoring the schemes to their installed capacities  ( 2,520m3 /day ) , will almost double water supply to the town. Even though this does not solve all the problem, but it is a good place to start and the immediate term proposals have been offered towards restoring the various schemes to increased production and improving water quality and overall system efficiency by the additional works proposed which will bring total supply to 5,400m3 /day.
Field assessments were carried out during the month of March 2018 to ascertain the water supply situation on ground in Bama town. Bama is been served presently by a number of boreholes in various part of the town. There is no centralized system that caters for the town as there is no reticulation or pipelines. The individual boreholes are fixed with taps from which people fetch water for their use.Raw water quality is satisfactory, considering that all the schemes are borehole based, with no discernible source of contamination.
Our investigations and findings show that there are about fifty one  ( 51 )  documented boreholes in Maiduguri metropolis. The actual numbers of boreholes are more than this, but relevant information and data concerning others are not available as they were neither forwarded nor submitted to the Ministry of Water Resources or RUWASSA, especially the ones dug by private individuals.
Field assessments were carried out during the month of March 2018 to ascertain the water supply situation on ground in Askira town. Askira is been served presently by a number of boreholes in various part of the town. There is no centralized system that cater for the town even though some of the boreholes are reticulated. There are also some individual boreholes with battery of taps near them for people to fetch water for their use.
In most local government areas, primary healthcare facilities have been partially or totally destroyed by Boko Haram. As people have been displaced to urban areas, health facilities in places like Maiduguri have become overstretched. The few remaining hospitals struggle with bad electricity supply. Even in areas of Adamawa and Yobe States where there are health facilities still standing, those facilities and their resources are often substandard.
Likewise, the escalating security situation in the Middle Belt involves a highly climate exposed region where the state has provided only limited response to growing food insecurity and ongoing tensions between Fulani herders and nonFulani farmers over the use of land and water resources. Similarly, rising tensions in the climate exposed Niger Delta reflect a longstanding secessionist movement driven in large part by disputes over state management of oil revenues, deteriorating environmental conditions and economic development challenges.
It is apparent through the elevated mortality rates that the lack of access to quality delivery services is an issue of immense importance in Nigeria. Problems such as cost for treatment, deplorable state of the health facilities, distance to health facility lack of awareness and knowledge for informed decisions and referral are some of the many difficulties stated by caregivers in describing difficulty with accessing healthcare.
Recently concluded Biometric Registration in Monguno LGA, within the period of 10 February   30 March 2019, has brought the total number of displaced persons into 123,336 individuals  ( 36,879 households ) . The average family size within the location is 4, with 45 per cent of the families comprising of 3 4 members; 26 per cent comprising of 5   6 members; 17 per cent comprising 1  2 members and 4 per cent comprising of 9 and above members. A total of 14,587 displaced persons arrived in Monguno within the period of November 2018   March 2019 as a result of the recent hostilities in Kukawa LGA and some parts of Borno state.98 per cent of the total IDPs originated from Borno state  ( 43% from others wards in Monguno, 32% from Marte 19% from Kukawa, 4% from Guzamala and 2% from other LGAs.
As of August, an estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  resided in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states. Additionally, about 240,000 Nigerian refugees had fled violence in the northeast and sought shelter and protection in neighboring Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, the UN reports.
Askira/Uba: 229 arrivals and 4 departures were recorded in Askira/Uba LGA of Borno State. The arrivals include 9 from Akko LGA of Gombe State. Other arrivals include 18 from K/Wuro Ngayandi ward and 202 from Chull/Rumirgo ward and were tracked at Mussa and Uba wards. The 4 departures were from Hausara/Tampul Ward. 71% of the of the new arrivals reported to have relocated due to the ongoing conflict, 12% due to improved security, 9% due to fear of attack while 8% were reportedly due to poor living conditions. The departures were all voluntary.
Field investigations were carried out during the month of March 2018 to ascertain the water supply situation on ground in Damboa. Damboa is been served presently by a number of boreholes in various part of the town. The three boreholes at Gumsuri that are being pumped to Damboa  (  about 13 Km away along Damboa  Chibok Road )  discharge about 2 3 l/sec. All other have battery of taps at the boreholes sites.
According to NRC's assessments, over 6,800 people living in displacement camps in Maiduguri have been impacted by floods in recent weeks. In Dikwa, 500 people have been rendered homeless due to flooding and have set up home in disused registration centres.
Displaced people are suffering due to relentless rains and wind battering their homes the last few days. Large numbers of families, who fled from conflict months ago, are left homeless while others are forced to share overcrowded tents with neighbours or relatives,' said Eric Batonon, Country Director for NRC in Nigeria.
Torrential rain has destroyed makeshift tents and caused severe flooding to temporary displacement camps in northeast Nigeria, leaving vulnerable families homeless. The Norwegian Refugee Council  ( NRC )  is appealing for urgent financial assistance to address the colossal humanitarian needs and to prevent the spread of deadly cholera
October 16: Gunmen killed one and abducted five in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna. October 17: Gunmen kidnapped two in Abaji, FCT. October 17: Soldiers killed one bandit in Kajuru, Kaduna. October 18: The Nigerian Air Force killed "scores"  ( estimated at forty )  Boko Haram militants in Gwoza, Borno.
Migration is an age long human venture. However, its prevalence in recent years has skyrocketed. Both internal and external movement in Nigeria is significantly fueled by insecurity, consequences of climate change, shrinking resources and economic challenges. According to the International Organisation for Migration  ( IOM ) , Nigerian has about 1.3 million international migrant stock in 2019.
In 2018, at least 4000 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya. In April 2019, the National Emergency Management Agency received a fresh batch of over 180 Nigerians stranded in Libya. Periodically, scores of Nigerians are returned from Libya after facing inhuman conditions in a fervent quest to enter Europe.
The Adamawa State Government officially declared an outbreak of cholera in three local government areas during the rainy season. The total number of cases reported as of August 16 stands at 633. Four people have so far lost their lives to the disease. Due to recent heavy rain and flooding, more cases could be confirmed over the coming weeks.
The North west and North central Nigeria have experienced increased instances of hostilities recently, including banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping etc. The attacks have led to a series of displacement lately. The security situation remains fragile despite efforts by the government and security units to restore peace and stability in all parts of the affected states.
Based on information gathered by DTM staff in Zamfara, there have been reports of attacks within villages near the border, with many of the villagers moving out of the affected locations to nearby villages. Between the 2nd and 12th of October, attacks led to large movements of people to different locations in other LGAs within and outside the states in North west and North central regions. Tensions continue to rise due to the ongoing threat of armed bandits and an actual attack on the military on the 4th of October 2019 in Anka LGA, Zamfara state. The movement of IDPs increased due to the fear of possible attack and kidnapping. Meanwhile, IDPs from neighboring states of Sokoto and Katsina moved into Zamfara due to attacks in their states.
Benue state recorded the highest number of displacement in North central region. Locations sharing boundaries with Taraba state, especially in Ukum LGA, in the past week have experienced attacks and clashes between the Jukun people of Taraba state and the Tiv people of Benue state. This situation led to the displacement of 49 households  ( 302 individuals )  on the 9th of October 2019. According to one of the key informants, some of their relatives are still caught up in the hostilities but the village chiefs in their current location have sent a vigilante group to rescue the remaining.
Askira/Uba: 2,086 arrivals were recorded in Askira/Uba LGA of Borno state. These include 852 arrivals from Kopa/Multhafu ward, 813 arrivals from Uda/Uvu ward, 219 arrivals from Wamdeo/Giwi ward and 93 arrivals from Chull/Rumirgo ward of Askira/Uba LGA tracked at Lassa ward of Askira/Uba LGA. Other arrivals include 63 from Azur/Multe/Fofor ward of Damboa LGA, 22 arrivals from Gatamarwa ward of Chibok LGA and 24 arrivals from Jambutu ward of Yola North LGA of Adamawa. 55% of the new arrivals reported to have relocated due to improved security, 40% due to military operations, 2% due to fear of attack while 3% involuntarily relocated.
Damboa: 1,410 arrivals were recorded in Damboa LGA of Borno state. The new arrivals were all from Sabon Gari in Aure/Multe/Forfor ward of Damboa LGA and they all reported to have relocated due to military operation.
Safe access to fuel and energy  ( SAFE )  is inadequate in northeastern Nigeria, posing risks in terms of malnutrition, protection  ( e.g. attacks during the collection of wood ) , deforestation, health risks and tensions over natural resources. Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states also show the high vulnerability and low adaptive capacity to the effects of climate change, particularly dry spells, erratic rainfall and floods
Of the 1.9 million IDPs, who face significant food and livelihood challenges in the three northeastern states  ( DTM IOM Round XXVI, January 2019 ) , more than 80 percent are in Borno. Due to the influx of IDPs and the tense security situation, host communities have reduced access to land and other resourcesfor food production, leading to high levels of poverty and malnutrition.
During the opening ceremony of the fair, Deputy FAO Representative in Nigeria, Nourou Macki Tall, stressed that state and local government area level institutions are yet to be fully operational, and require urgent support to meet the massive needs of vulnerable farmers.
About 550 latrines and bathing facilities have been affected by strong winds or floods. • Demand for the dislodging of latrines has tripled with increased floodwater. • Anecdotal data indicates significant needs. Water sources are flooded, and latrines filled up/overflowing due to rain.
Four  ( 4 )  new cases reported on the 2nd September, 2019 from Yola North, and Girei. No new case from Yola South and Song LGAs. This brings total case count to 711 o No new death reported within the reporting period  ( CFR=0.56 % ) . o No new settlement or ward has been infected. 20 settlements are still the ones reporting new suspected cases
But civilian militia sources said 18 soldiers were killed in that attack and several weapons stolen or destroyed by the jihadists. More than 27,000 people are thought to have been killed in the nine year Boko Haram Islamist insurgency that has triggered a humanitarian crisis and left 1.8 million people without homes.
Twenty two  ( 41 )  new cases reported from 7 th to 9 th August, 2019 from the 3 LGAs  ( Yola North, Yola South and Girei )  bringing total case count for all four LGAs  ( including Song )  to 586. o No new death reported within the reporting period  ( CFR=0.68 % ) . o A new ward affected. However, the settlement affected is very close to settlements already reporting cases. Total number of wards which reported at least one suspected case stands at 18. o Number of water points chlorinated remain grossly inadequate
Out of the total population registered, about 10 per cent are people having at least one of the vulnerabilities. These figures are indicative and obtained through interviewing of the head of household in the presence of other family members.
In a damning report, UNICEF said that children under the age of 15, living in countries affected by protracted conflict are on average, almost three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene than by direct violence.
Seasonal rainfall and subsequent high water levels in Niger and Benue rivers have been causing flooding across Nigeria since June 2019. Floods have worsened after a peak in water levels in late September  ( Floodlist 07/10/2019 ) . According to the latest situation report from 7 October, the floods severely affected 32 of the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory, killing several people, displacing thousands, and causing crop damage to varying degrees across the country.
Humanitarian access to Borno state is severely limited due to security concerns and poor road infrastructure. Monitoring the security situation in Kogi and Delta states is recommended due to the ongoing Middle Belt conflict. Destroyed bridges and flooded roads can further constrain access but data on infrastructure damage across states is lacking.
Nigeria's Child Rights Act protects the rights of girls to education during and after pregnancy, many continue to face expulsion because there is a lack of awareness and no policies in place to ensure their continuation in school.
Some of the challenges in the response to the measles outbreak include: inability to reach children in securitycompromised areas with immunization; overcrowding in camps and host communities that lead to the outbreak of diseases; shortage of measles vaccines in the country; and overstretched health services due to the high number of measles cases
Ikom LGA  ( Cross River ) : Refugee women living in Deeper life church “Places that are unsafe for women and girls are Bar, hotels where free girls are staying, Ogoja road, Abacha street, Obudu street and the stream. People are Smoking, there are robbery, girls dance naked, and girls can be raped in these places.'
Fourteen  ( 14 )  new cases were reported from 18 th to 25 th October, 2019 from Yola North, Girei and Yola South LGAs o Total case count now stands at 805 with 4 deaths. CFR=0.497%
In addition, recent governmental policies pushing IDPs to relocate from camps to the military controlled enclaves have concerned humanitarian actors, particularly given the perceived lack of consent of those being relocated and the absence of civil authorities and infrastructure in those areas. 42 Given these concerns, the humanitarian community has worked with the government to develop a framework agreement on returns, which has put a temporary stop to the relocations
Five pastors were reportedly abducted by Fulani on their way to attend an annual church conference in Ogun State. Police say they have rescued one of the five pastors, promising to rescue the others soon.  ( BBC Pidgin, 2 August 2019; Daily Post, 3 August 2019 )
Bakassi LGA  ( Cross River ) : At night there are “bad boys smoking and they attack young women and girls'. Adult women mentioned Adang Street as an unsafe area as well as “places were bad boys hang out'. Girls reported not feeling safe and nobody wants to help them. There are “old men' who want to sleep with the girls. Finally, young men and boys reported being afraid of forced recruitment into cultism.
Most of Nigeria's staggering 10.5 million out of school children are girls. Girls face unique challenges in getting an education, including economic barriers and sociocultural norms and practices that discourage attendance in school.
The nine year long conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused a large scale humanitarian crisis across the worstaffected states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe with 7.7 million people in need of life saving humanitarian assistance in 2018. An estimated 1.8 million people are internally displaced across the three states in the northeast; livelihoods have been lost, commercial markets and trade have been disrupted, host community resources are depleting, and large areas of Borno State remain inaccessible for humanitarian actors due to the volatile security situation.
Akamkpa LGA  ( Cross River ) : Refugee women identified the stream as an unsafe place and women being “molested' there. Girls and boys are afraid of being kidnapped or being forced to take drugs. Women and children have suggested to be relocated to refugee settlement to be safe. Men didn't report any unsafe places and stated that women are safe in their community.
In October 2017, the first confirmed case of a monkeypox outbreak was reported in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, although suspected cases started to be reported in September 2017. It continues to this day, with exported cases reaching the UK, Israel and Singapore. Prior to this outbreak, the disease was last reported in Nigeria in 1978.
As of August 30, June to September rainy season flooding had negatively affected more than 21,000 households in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, the UN reports. Flood conditions have particularly affected displaced communities, with relief actors reporting nearly 10,500 emergency and makeshift shelters damaged or destroyed as of late August. Flood affected households are in need of emergency shelter and household supplies, as well as food, health services, and WASH support, according to the UN. In response, the Camp Coordination and Camp Management  ( CCCM )  Cluster the coordinating body for emergency CCCM activities in northeastern Nigeria provided sandbags and promoted other flood mitigation measures at affected internally displaced person  ( IDP )  camps in Borno and Yobe. Additionally, relief organizations are disinfecting stagnant water in and around affected IDP camps in Borno to mitigate waterborne disease transmission.
On June 18, the Adamawa State Government Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak, marking the first declared outbreak in northeastern Nigeria since a 2018 outbreak that resulted in nearly 11,000 cases and approximately 175 related deaths. As of September 27, health actors had recorded 779 suspected cholera cases and four associated deaths in Adamawa's Girei, Yola North, and Yola South LGAs, according to the Health Cluster the coordinating body for emergency health activities in northeastern Nigeria, comprising UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders. In response to the cholera cases, relief actors are supporting activities such as cholera prevention messaging, hygiene promotion, and water point chlorination. For example, USAID/OFDA partner supported volunteers chlorinated more than 288,000 liters of water at nearly 30 water points in Girei and Yola South in September. In addition, the UN Children's Fund  ( UNICEF )  reached nearly 1,300 people in Yola North with hygiene messaging during that same timeframe.
Handwashing stations were found in 16 per cent  ( up from 11% )  of sites, out of which four per cent did not have soap. Handwashing practice was observed in 24 per cent  ( down from 26% )  of sites, although hygiene promotion campaigns had taken place in 64 per cent  ( down from 67% )  of displacement sites
Crisis and Emergency levels of acute food insecurity will likely continue in some parts of northeastern Nigeria through at least January due to ongoing conflict related impacts on agricultural production, livelihood activities, and market functionality, according to FEWS NET. A risk of Famine level food insecurity persists in areas that humanitarian actors are unable to reach; FEWS NET also reports that the risk of Famine is elevated for locations that become cut off by conflict. In some accessible zones, many families face Stressed conditions and rely on humanitarian aid to meet food needs, with ongoing or forthcoming food assistance distributions preventing worse food security outcomes.
The All Progressives Congress  ( APC )  on Friday in Makurdi, alleged that hoodlums attacked and disrupted its campaign rally in Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma Local Government Area, which is also Governor Samuel Ortom's home base. Addressing journalists in Makurdi, Prof Eugene Aliegba, a member of the Emmanuel Jime/Sam Ode Campaign Organisation, alleged that the hoodlums fired gun shots at the crowd before they were chased away, NAN reports. He said the attack happened when the Director General of the campaign team, Sen Jack Tilley Gyado, the governorship candidate, Mr Emmanuel Jime and other members of the campaign team were holding discussions with traditional rulers at another location.So the rally was already started when we got the information that thugs stormed the venue, shot and dispersed the crowd. 'We are not sure of casualty details yet, we are awaiting details,' he said.
Nigerian troops “neutralized' five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a suspected militant in northeast Nigeria's Borno state close to the Cameroon border, the army said.Troops on patrol with the Civilian Joint Task Force militia “along Gwoza Yamteke' on Wednesday “came across some Boko Haram terrorists attempting to infiltrate the general area,' Colonel Ado Isa, Deputy Director Army Public Relations said in astatementpublished on Facebook on Thursday, January 31. “On sighting the troops, the terrorists opened fire on them, which lead to a heavy exchange of fire,' Isa said.
On November 9,Boko Haram faction leader Abubakar Shekau claimed a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria, including a November 4 attack on Nigerian soldiers in Kumshe, although two days earlier, ISIS also claimed an attack in Kumshe was carried out by ISWA fighters. More than 27,000 people have been killed since the Boko Haram jihadist insurgency began in 2009, and 1.8 million people are still homeless and in need of humanitarian assistance.
February 2019 Election related violence takes the lives of 27 as polls come under attack. Spokesman for the main opposition People's Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is reported missing. The US Government Congratulates Buhari in Spite of Violent and Corrupt Election.
Sixteen States  ( Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa and Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers Kogi and Enugu )  have recorded at least one confirmed case across 40 Local Government Areas  Figure 1  In the reporting week 04, one new healthcare worker was affected in Enugu State  contact of an Adamawa confirmed case. A total four health care workers have been affected since the onset of the outbreak in two States – Ondo  ( 2 ) , Ebonyi  ( 1 )  and Enugu ( 1 )  with no death
A statement by Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Theatre Comman's Deputy Director Public Relations indicated that “on Saturday the 2nd of February 2019, a group of Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack the town taking advantage of darkness, but met their Waterloo in an encounter with gallant troops of 118 and 119 Task Force Battalions.'The spokesman said that the vigilant troops engaged the terrorists with heavy fire power and instantly despatched 4 of the attackers to the great beyond, while some of them escaped with gunshot wounds. According to him, the fleeing surviving terrorists abandoned some of their weapons and equipment which were recovered by the troops.
November 2: Cultists killed two in Oredo, Edo. November 2: Pirates killed three in Port Harcourt, Rivers. November 2: Gunmen killed a Radio Nigeria staff member and one other in Makurdi, Benue. November 2: The Nigerian Air Force killed "a number"  ( estimated at ten )  of Boko Haram militants in Kukawa, Borno.
From 1st to 27th January 2019, a total of 538 suspected cases have been reported from 16 States. Of these, 213 were confirmed positive, 2 probable and 325 negative  ( not a case )   Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak,there have been 42 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality rate in confirmed cases is 19.7%
The recently released Cadre Harmonise indicates an alarming deterioration of food security. About 4.3 million people are critically food insecure across the 16 states and the federal capital territory, an increase of 75% from last year. More than 6.2 million are expected to be food insecure between June and August 2020.
February 26: Gunmen killed forty in Kajuru, Kaduna. February 26: Bandits killed sixteen and kidnapped six in Rabah, Sokoto. February 27: Bandits killed fourteen and abducted forty in Anka, Zamfara; soldiers killed five of the bandits. February 27: One was killed at Buhari's victory celebration in Lagos Mainland. February 27: Two were killed during Buhari's victory celebration in Ojo, Lagos. February 27: Nigerian soldiers killed three during Buhari's victory celebration in Numan, Admawa.
February 24: Gunmen killed five in Karim Lamido, Taraba. February 24: The Nigerian Air Force killed "scores"  ( estimated at forty )  of Boko Haram militants in Kukawa, Borno  ( LGA estimated ) . February 24: Gunmen killed a policeman accompanying election results in Egbado South, Ogun. February 24: An Independent National Electoral Commission  ( INEC )  official was kidnapped in Safana, Katsina. February 24: The Bayelsa deputy commissioner of police was kidnapped in Brass, Bayelsa.
November 3: Cultists killed four in Oredo, Edo. November 3: Boko Haram killed three and abducted six in Kala/Balge, Borno. November 5: Three Boko Haram militants and one Nigerian soldier were killed during a clash in Magumeri, Borno. November 6: Nine Boko Haram militants and ten Nigerian soldiers were killed during a clash in Damboa, Borno. November 7: One Nigerian soldier and "a number"  ( estimated at ten )  of Boko Haram militants were killed during a clash in Damaturu, Yobe.
Vulnerable households are not able to cultivate enough land nor do they own sufficient livestock to cover their food needs. The ongoing conflict also continues to have a direct impact on people's nutrition status that is further exacerbated by weak health infrastructures and food insecurity. Although the 2018 agricultural season has been progressing positively, harvests may remain substantially below average due to restricted access to land for most households. There is an urgent need for the perimeters of the government secured ‘garrison towns' to be expanded to enable freedom of movement.
Nigerian nationals transiting in Niger also reported facing challenges on different levels during the six months prior to their departure to Europe, although to a somewhat lesser extent than potential migrants: 71 per cent at the personal level, 58 per cent at the household level, and 53 per cent at the community level. The primary personal challenges for Nigerians in Niger were associated with financial factors – namely unemployment  ( 38.9% ) , a lack of sufficient income  ( 32.3% ) , as well as financial problems and debt  ( 9.72% )  – as is suggested by the literature on Nigerian migrants more broadly  ( Crawley, Düvell, Jones, McMahon & Sigona, 2016 ) . Financial problems and debt  ( 37.1% ) , a lack of sufficient income  ( 18.8% ) , and 31 a lack of access to education  ( 7.62% )  were cited as the most common secondary challenges at the personal level.
In the reporting week ending February 10, 2019: o There were 122 new cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis  ( AFP )  reported. None was confirmed as polio. The last reported case of polio in Nigeria was in August 2016. Active case search for AFP is being intensified with the goal to eliminate polio in Nigeria o There were 14 suspected cases of cholera reported from two LGAs in Kano State. There was no laboratory confirmed case and no death recorded. o There were 220 suspected cases of Lassa fever reported from 35 LGAs in 18 States  ( Edo – 70, Ebonyi – 27, Ondo – 41, Bauchi  13, Plateau – 11, Adamawa – 4, Ekiti – 1, Nasarawa – 4, Rivers – 6, FCT – 5, Gombe – 4, Kaduna – 10, Kogi – 1, Enugu – 9, Delta – 7, Benue – 1, Taraba – 16, Delta – 1, Oyo – 3 & Kebbi   2 ) . 37 were laboratory confirmed and ten deaths were recorded. o There were 21 suspected cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis  ( CSM )  reported from 14 LGAs in nine States  ( Ebonyi – 1, Gombe – 1, Kaduna – 2, Katsina – 4, Kebbi – 6, Ondo – 2, Sokoto – 1, Taraba   1 & Zamfara – 3 ) . Of these, one was laboratory confirmed and one death was recorded. o There were 1104 suspected cases of measles reported from 34 States. Nine were laboratory confirmed and two deaths were recorded
The ongoing conflict in northeastern Nigeria has resulted in massive damage to infrastructure, disruption of basic social services and markets, and lack of safe access to farmlands, affecting the livelihoods of vulnerable communities, and particularly of female headed households. Conflict related damages are colossal – USD 3.5 billion were reported on agriculture, in a country where the agriculture sector provides livelihoods for about 90 percent of the rural population. With 60 percent of displaced people staying with host families, large scale displacement continues to place a heavy strain on the already limited resources of vulnerable communities, leading to increased social tensions. Insecurity also impacts access to fuel and energy for cooking, with 85 percent of women and girls reporting heightened protection risks when collecting firewood.
3. CHOLERA 3.1 14 suspected cases of cholera were reported from two LGAs  ( Kano state )  in week 6, 2019 compared with 12 suspected cases reported from five LGAs in three States during the same period in 2018  ( Figure 2 ) . 3.2 Between weeks 1 and 6  ( 2019 ) , 78 suspected cholera cases with one laboratory confirmed and six deaths  ( CFR, 7.69% )  from nine LGAs  ( six States )  were reported compared with 689 suspected cases and 32 deaths  ( CFR, 4.64% )  from 43 LGAs in 12 States during the same period in 2018.
1. AFP 1.1 As at February 10 2019, no new case of WPV was recorded 1.2 In the reporting week, 122 suspected cases of AFP were reported from 113 LGAs in 32 States and FCT 1.3 Between week 1 and 6  ( 2019 ) , 671 suspected cases of AFP were reported from 388 LGAs in 36 states and FCT
Approximately 4 000 displaced people lost their shelter on 7 February in Monguno  ( Borno State, Northeast Nigeria )  due to the outbreak of a fire. Risks of fire outbreak, but also of communicable diseases increase in overcrowded sites. Risks of communicable diseases, critical protection and security incidents are also of concern. In 2018, more than 750 000 displaced people were living in highly congested conditions, far below the required minimum standards. An estimated 600 hectares of land would be needed to decongest these overcrowded sites. More than 83 000 people have been newly displaced in Borno State over the past few months, fleeing increased hostilities in Northern Borno. Most of them are now living in overcrowded sites in Maiduguri and Monguno. Government authorities have recently allocated additional land there. However, tens of thousands people still remain without shelter.
The emergency, which is primarily a crisis of civilians protection13, is characterized by massive and grave human rights violations and abuses, including killings, injuries, rape and other sexual and gender based violence, abduction, arbitrary detention, disappearances, forced displacement, attacks on soft targets, burning of homes, pillaging, suicide bombings, forced recruitment to join armed groups, and the use of explosive devices. In terms of protections risks vulnerability, most vulnerable civilians, including children, women, girls, the elderly among others are the most affected people. High rates of GBV have been reported to be occurring in relation with food insecurity. The insecurity equally impacts access to fuel and energy for cooking, with 85 percent of women and girls reporting heightened protection risks when collecting firewood.The civilian nature of the camps and informal settlements has been also seriously undermined. IDP camps and settlements face constant threats of attacks, leading to restrictive security measures around border areas and in refugee, returnee and IDP settlements15.
2. CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS  ( CSM )  2.1 In the reporting week, 21 suspected Cerebrospinal Meningitis  ( CSM )  cases with one laboratory confirmed and one death  ( CFR, 4.8% )  were reported from 14 LGAs in nine States ( Ebonyi – 1, Gombe – 1, Kaduna – 2, Katsina – 4, Kebbi – 6, Ondo – 2, Sokoto – 1, Taraba   1 & Zamfara – 3 )  compared with 87 suspected cases and three deaths  ( CFR, 3.4% )  reported across 41 LGAs  ( 16 States )  at the same period in 2018  ( Figure 1 )  2.2 Between weeks 1 and 6  ( 2019 ) , 173 suspected meningitis cases with nine laboratory confirmed and eight deaths  ( CFR, 4.62% )  from 75 LGAs  ( 20 States )  were reported compared with 557 suspected cases with 71 Laboratory confirmed and 37 deaths  ( CFR, 6.64% )  from 122 LGAs in 24 states during the same period in 2018
Across the three affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( BAY ) , 7.1 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2019 out of the total population of 13.4 million. Over eighty per cent of internally displaced people are in Borno State, the epicenter of the crisis, and over sixty per cent are living in host communities, making it harder to access them with assistance and putting additional pressure on the already stretched resources of these communities.
An initial assessment was conducted in September 2016 to evaluate the insfrastructure and services in place in North East Nigeria and to determine the Information and Communications Technology  ( ICT )  gaps. Findings showed that humanitarian responding to the crisis were in need of security communications and reliable connectivity services to carry out their jobs efficiently and safely as services from local service providers were non operational in most of the proposed field common operational areas and non reliable in metropolitan areas.
4 LASSA FEVER 4.1 In the reporting Week 6  ( 4 – 10 February, 2019 ) , thirty seven new confirmediI cases were reported from Edo  ( 10 ) , Ondo  ( 12 ) , Ebonyi  ( 4 ) , Plateau  ( 4 ) , Taraba  ( 3 ) , Benue  ( 1 ) , Gombe  ( 1 ) , Rivers  ( 1 )  and Kebbi  ( 1 )  States with ten new deaths in Edo  ( 2 ) , Ondo  ( 2 ) , Ebonyi  ( 4 )  and Plateau  ( 2 )  States. 4.2 From 1st January – 10th February 2019, a total of 947 suspectedi cases have been reported from 20 States. Of these, 324 were confirmed positive, 3 probable and 620 negatives  ( not a case )  4.3 Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 67 deaths among confirmed cases. Case Fatality Rate in confirmed cases is 21.3% 4.4 Twenty states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 54 LGAs  ( Edo, Ondo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Taraba, FCT, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Benue, Rivers, Kogi, Enugu, Imo, Delta, Oyo & Kebbi )  and remain active.
Maiduguri No fewer than six persons were killed, Tuesday evening, as Boko Haram insurgents opened fire on the convoy of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, who was on his way to a political rally at Gamboru Ngala. The attack was said to have occurred as some armed Boko Haram insurgents in three gun truck vehicles mounted with anti aircraft guns and motorcycles laid ambush on the convoy at about 6 pm, and divided the governor's long convoy into two, raining bullets on vehicles at the back of the convoy.Scores of people, mainly women,were also said to have been abducted by the insurgents during the attack. The CJTF operatives, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the attack took place on Tuesday evening between Gajibo Village and Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area, a border community with Cameron Republic. They said the governor and the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, were among other candidates and party supporters in the convoy at the time of the attack.
The north east has also borne the brunt of Boko Haram's insurgency since 2009, and a state of emergency was declared in all three states in 2013. Part of the group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  ( ISIL )  in 2015, and has since called itself Islamic State in West Africa  ( ISWA ) . At least 34,000 people have been killed in attacks and counterinsurgency operations. More than 1.9 million people were internally displaced as of January 2019, and over 230,000 have fled across the border to Cameroon, Chad and Niger.The crisis is now in its tenth year, and around 7.1 million people in the north east are in need of humanitarian assistance.
A decade into the crisis, communications infrastructure remains severily affected, characterized by a lack of – or non existent – reliable and safe telecommunications, mobile networks and Internet services, especially outside of urban areas. This gap was identified as of one the main impediments to enable humanitarian programming and ensure the safety of humanitarian actors when operating in a complex operational environment. Since its activation in November 2016, the Emergency Telecommunications Sector  ( ETS )  has been providing critical shared security telecommunications services in the capital states in Maiduguri and Damaturu, and Internet and security telecommunications in the eight humanitarian hubs in Borno State to enable efficient humanitarian operations.
As the conflict between the Nigerian Armed Forces  ( NAF )  and factions of Boko Haram and associated armed opposition groups  ( AOGs )  enters its tenth year, violent conflict remains the driving force of the crisis in North eastern Nigeria  ( NEN ) . The conflict has been concentrated in the states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( collectively, the BAY states ) . According to the 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview, Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, hosts 1.3 million internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  and 2.4 million people in need in. 1 IDP camps in Maiduguri and in the enclaved Local Government Area  ( LGA )  capitals in Borno state are experiencing overcrowding2 .The intensity of need in IDP camps coupled with ongoing insecurity beyond the enclaves has led to a focus on aid delivery in easily accessible locations, despite the presence of an estimated 823,0003 persons who remain isolated in hard to reach  ( H2R )  areas and who are presumed to have little mobility, limited essential services, and little or no access to humanitarian aid
An analysis of the key sectoral drivers of needs per population group revealed that, while IDPs' multi sectoral needs were mainly driven by the food security  ( 82% ) , education  ( 71% )  and shelter/NFI  ( 68% )  sectors, returnees' needs were due in large part to needs in food security  ( 72% )  and education  ( 65% ) . In contrast to IDPs and returnees, non displaced households' multi sectoral needs were mainly driven by the education  ( 70% )  and health  ( 64% )  sectors. This may indicate that structural and commonly state supplied services were not functional in NEN before the onset of the crisis and that those preexisting gaps have been filled by humanitarian actors to the benefit of IDPs and returnees but without sufficiently serving the non displaced