Borno flood: Food insecurity to worsen – Refugee Commission …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has expressed fear that the recent flooding in Maiduguri, Borno may increase food insecurity. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner of the commission expressed this concern at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Ahmed noted that about 40 per cent of the farmlands in Maiduguri had been submerged, ahead of harvest season. He said the destruction of the crops is likely to increase food…
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