West and Central Africa

The DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and to collect information on large and sudden population movements, provide frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed.

On 01 September, 32 individuals from Ortese camp in Guma LGA were displaced to New Old Market camp in Makurdi LGA of Benue State due to fear of attack.

On 26 August, flood caused by heavy rainfall was reported in Uban Doma community in Kalong ward of Shandam LGA of Plateau state. The flood affected 450 individuals, all individuals affected were displaced to neighbouring shelters.

The DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and to collect information on large and sudden population movements, provide frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed.

Between June 1 and August 31 2022, IOM’s DTM programme carried out  assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in IDP and host community sites due to heavy windstorms, rainfall and flood. Overall, 72 host community locations, 11 camps and nine collective settlements were assessed.

Between 15 and 29 August 2022, IOM’s DTM programme carried out assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in the sites as a result of heavy rainfall and windstorms. Overall, 11 locations in Jere, Monguno and Kala Balge LGAs were assessed.

The DTM Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is deployed to track and to collect information on large and sudden population movements, provide frequent updates on the scale of displacement and quantify the affected population when needed.

On 23 August armed bandits reportedly attacked Soron Yamma community in Soron Yamma ward in Binji LGA of Sokoto state.

With the onset of the rainy season in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, varying degrees of damages have been reported in communities in the LGAs Madagali, Lamurde and Numan.

As part of the IDP relocation programme issued by the Borno State Government (BSG), Federal Training Centre Camp (Dalori I) and 250 Housing Estate Camp (Dalori II), located in the ward Dalori of Konduga LGA were closed between 28 July 2022 and 7 August 2022.