To justify its decision to follow the CMT that took power in Ndjamena after the death of Idriss Deby Itno, the African Union Security and Security Council highlighted in particular a humanitarian situation described as “catastrophic” in the country. Land, especially in the province of Lake Chad, which borders Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. This is the region where Boko Haram is rich.
In just a few years, more than half of the 720,000 residents of Lake Chad province have been displaced and living in total poverty, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In just two years, the number of displaced people has tripled to more than 450,000 today, according to a number set by the Ocha in March this year. A movement that has been accentuated for six months.
“The movement of the population is due to the rising water and is also due to insecurity, that is to say that there is no square meter not occupied by Boko Haram,” stressed Kaya Prefecture Secretary-General Adam Hachim Chafardine. attacks citizens and then they fall back. “
“Terrible conditions”
No protection, little or no food, lack of drinking water or even medicine … The displaced people scattered across hundreds of places are living in “terrible conditions”, according to witnesses. Some have just spent more than six months without help.
Despite their good intentions, the UN system and the NGOs active in the region are severely handicapped, especially due to access problems due to floods or security reasons. Consequence, according to the administrative manager: “We can say that the displaced are in an emergency. There are international organizations and agencies there, but their response is insignificant. ”
But more worryingly, the number of displaced people continues to increase after, in particular, a permanent harassment of Boko Haram on the population of the islands of Lake Chad.
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