1.2.3X Forced movements (Nigeria)

Question 1

Forced migration in Nigeria

Answer 1

Over 3 million people have been internally displaced in Nigeria, including 250,000 as a result of Boko Haram

Nigeria has the third largest number of IDPs after Syria and Colombia

Question 2

Reason for forced migration in Nigeria

Answer 2

In 2014, terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok in northern Nigeria.

Violence associated with Boko Haram cause many people to flee the region.

Question 3

Consequences of forced migration in Nigeria

Answer 3

People in the region the group controls have been left unable to feed themselves following 60% of farmer’s being displaced

Over a third of health care facilities closed down, and health workers have been abducted and killed

People in the region lack access to fresh water and sanitation.

Question 4

Economic consequences of Syrian refugees

Answer 4

Displacement increase the chances of having no income by 41%

More than 800,000 stopped receiving income after displacement

Only 53% of individuals who received some income prior to displacement continued to receive any part of it after it.