IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix in collaboration with INGD conducted a movement intention survey to 1,062 household hosting 5,010 individuals displaced from Chiure district in Cabo Delgado to Erati district in Nampula province. Conflict and/or fear of attacks due to Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Cabo Delgado was the main trigger of displacement. 95% were displaced from Ocua posto. 52% of the IDPs are female whilst 48% are males. Children consitutes 55% of the IDPs.

The objective of the assessment was to better understand the conditions of the IDP households in the current place of displacement and their short term intentions. 98% of the displaced households arrived in the current locations between 19 and 24 February 2024. 84% intend to stay in the current location for a period longer than one week.

Map of states in North-central and North-west Nigeria

Sokoto State

Zamfara State

Katsina State

Kano State

Kaduna State

Plateau State

Nasarawa State

Benue State