The Federal Government has vowed to investigate the alleged hoarding of relief materials meant for internally displaced persons across the country.

The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Aliyu Ahmed, disclosed this after uncovering relief supplies hoarded inside classrooms at the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja.

“On our arrival, we saw so many things that were not necessary to happen here in this camp. We have seen a situation where some of the classrooms were used to keep both food and non-food items that were supposed to have been distributed to the IDPs. We will not take that. We will deal with the situation severely,” he vowed.

Ahmed, who was at the camp to inaugurate a computer centre donated by Brand Life Vision Foundation, embarked on an inspection and discovered that food and non-food items meant for distribution were stockpiled instead.

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The commissioner announced plans to set up a committee to investigate similar cases in other IDP camps across the country. “What we saw here is alarming. We will extend our investigation to other camps because if it’s happening here, it could be happening elsewhere,” he added.

The commission assured the IDPs of the government’s continued commitment to their welfare and pledged to support their education by working with the Universal Basic Education Commission to provide teachers for displaced children.

The Founder of Brightlife Vision Foundation, Hajia Binta Sidi, disclosed plans to train 1,000 IDPs nationwide. According to her, the foundation supports destitute children, underprivileged persons, IDPs, and orphans.

Applauding the commission for providing solar power for the ICT training centre, she said the foundation would also provide teachers to train the beneficiaries.



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