CANAN Says Boko Haram Attacks Worsening Refugee Situation In Nigeria, i s Nigeria now a refugee nation??

 

 

By Saharareporters, New York

Nigerian-American Christians, under the umbrella of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN), on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to do its utmost to care for refugees spilling out of the country as the Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria grow in intensity.
In a statement in New York by its Executive Director, Pastor Laolu Akande, CANAN called attention to the increasing frustration of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over the situation.
“CANAN is concerned that the federal government of Nigeria and the governments of the affected states are not doing enough to cater for the refugee situation that have been created by the Boko Haram situation,” the statement stated.
Equally CANAN stated that what is being reported in the media regarding the current welfare package of the Nigerian soldiers in the forefront of the terrorism fight against Boko Haram “very disheartening,” and “must be urgently improved.”
It drew attention to the statement by UNHCR on Tuesday in which the agency said it was increasingly alarmed at the humanitarian impact of continuing violence in northeastern Nigeria and stressed the importance of protecting civilians.
The UN agency statement noted, “newly arrived refugees interviewed by UNHCR staff in Niger have spoken of atrocities on the islands and shores of Lake Chad continue........