Lake Chad Basin Crisis

Between 08 and 14 January 2024, a total of 6,114 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states.

In December 2023, a total of 246 alerts were reported, consisting of 211 events (86%) and 35 movements (14%). The alerts included 155 (63%) and 91 (37%) reports in Adamawa and Taraba states, respectively.

Over 610,000 people have crossed into Chad since the onset of the crisis in Sudan. IOM estimates that more than 136,735 among them are Chadian returnees and expects this number to rise to 150,000 by the end of March 2024, due to ongoing conflict in Darfur.

• Plus de 610 000 personnes ont traversé le Tchad depuis le début de la crise au Soudan. L'OIM estime que plus de 136 735 d'entre elles sont des retournés tchadiens et s'attend à ce que ce nombre atteigne 150 000 d'ici à la fin du mois de mars 2024, en raison du conflit actuel au Darfour.

On 1 January 2024, a non-state armed group (NSAG) reportedly attacked Gatawarwa Town in the Gatamarwa ward of Chibok LGA in Borno State. The attack affected 114 individuals. As a result of the attack, 12 fatalities and 16 injuries were reported.

Between 01 and 07 January 2024, a total of 2,200 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.

Data collection for IDPs took place between July and September 2023 in 2,068 localities in the six states of north-east Nigeria (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba and Bauchi).

Between 25 and 31 December 2023, a total of 915 new arrivals were recorded at locations in Adamawa and Borno states.

Round 12 of DTM data collection in Nigeria’s north-west and north-central regions was conducted between 13 September and 24 October 2023.

On December 24th, 2023, a series of devastating attacks unfolded across numerous communities in Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, prompting urgent humanitarian response. The attackers targeted residents, resulting in the displacement of 1,868 households and 13,310 individuals.

• Over 550,000 people have crossed into Chad since the onset of the crisis in Sudan. IOM estimates that more than 131,425 among them are Chadian returnees and expects this number to rise to 150,000 by the end of March 2024, due to renewed conflict in Darfur.

Six LGAs have been mapped as locations with IDPs in Benue State based on DTM Round 11 (March 2023).