IDPs urge Benue govt to step up support, lament food, health supply shortages

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Mega Camp and other places in Benue State have appealed to the state government and humanitarian organizations to increase support for their welfare, lamenting acute shortages of food, essential medicines, adequate shelter and livelihood opportunities.
A camp leader, who described the challenges facing displaced residents as severe and multifaceted, said irregular food distribution had left many families struggling to meet their daily needs, particularly as displacement had deprived them of access to their farms and regular sources of income.
He lamented that food distribution by the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) had been inconsi...