Nigeria — North Central & North West Flash Report #21 (12 - 18 October 2020)
Contact
DTM Nigeria, AllUsersInDTMNigeria@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Nigeria
Period Covered
Oct 12 2020
Oct 18 2020
Activity
- Mobility Tracking
- Event Tracking
The crisis in Nigeria’s North Central and North West zones, which involves long-standing tensions between ethnic and linguistic groups; attacks by criminal groups; and banditry/hirabah (such as kidnapping and grand larceny along major highways) led to fresh wave of population displacement.
Latest attacks affected 1,603 individuals, including 15 injuries and 19 fatalities, in Faskari, Charanchi LGAs of Katsina State and Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State between 12 - 18 October 2020. The attacks caused people to flee to neighboring localities.
A rapid assessment was conducted by field staff to assess the impact on people and immediate needs.