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PHOTOS: Displaced Borno indigenes return home after years of sojourn in Yobe
The safe return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Maiduguri, Borno State, has commenced in Yobe State, with authorities focusing on protecting women and children, who make up the majority of those moving back home.
The relocation is being coordinated by the Security Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (rtd), with support from the Director of Search and Rescue at SEMA and security agencies.
As of Tuesday morning, IDPs from the Water Board facility and the Roundabout axis along Maiduguri Road began their journey from Damaturu, following earlier expressions of readiness to return.
The Yobe State Government provided free transportation and full security escorts to facilitate the movement.
According to officials coordinating the exercise, 1,295 individuals have so far been safely transported to Maiduguri.
The bulk of those returning are women and children under the age of 14, highlighting the vulnerability of the displaced population.
It was observed that security personnel deployed along the route maintained order and boosted confidence among the returnees.
“Profiling of the remaining IDPs is ongoing.
“In Kasaisa village, 93 households comprising 547 individuals have been registered,” an official said.
Some IDPs in Kasaisa, during interactions, said: “We are excited to return to our ancestral homes in Borno State.”
The provision of free transport and security has eased the burden on displaced families and brought relief as the state government pushes to reintegrate them safely.
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Tragedy struck Tudun Amba area of Lafia in Nasarawa State as a building collapsed, k!lling two children from the same family.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 28, 2026, also left other members of the family injured and hospitalized.
Details surrounding the cause of the collapse were not immediately available as authorities are expected to commence an assessment of the incident.
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Two persons have been confirmed d3ad following the collapse of a refuse dump at Ikot Effanga, along Old Odukpani Road in Calabar, Cross River State.
The spokesperson for the Cross River State Police Command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, who disclosed this in a statement said the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, August 28, 2026, when the collapsed refuse impacted a building reportedly constructed within a valley.
“The Cross River State Police Command is aware of a reported incident involving the collapse of a refuse dump at Ikot Effanga, along the Old Odukpani Road, Calabar, in the early hours of Friday, 28th August 2026, the statement read.
“Police personnel responded promptly to the scene, where it was discovered that the collapsed refuse had impacted a building reportedly constructed within a valley, resulting in the death of two occupants.”
The statement identified the victims as Nfon Imé, male, and an unidentified female, who were said to have been in the building at the time of the incident.
The bodies were recovered and deposited at the mortuary.
“The deceased, identified as Nfon Imé ‘m’, and a yet-to-be-identified female, believed to have been in the building at the time of the incident, have been recovered and deposited at the mortuary,” the statement said.
The police spokesperson said an assessment of the circumstances surrounding the incident was ongoing, while further investigation had commenced.
“The Command is currently conducting an assessment of the circumstances surrounding the incident, while further investigation is ongoing,” ASP Eitokpah said.
The command urged members of the public to remain calm and avoid speculation as efforts continued to establish the full facts surrounding the incident.
“Further details will be communicated as soon as they are verified and available,” the statement added.
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