Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has revealed plans to close down the Muna Internally Displaced Persons camp in Maiduguri in the coming weeks, as part of his administration’s broader strategy to phase out formal IDP camps in the state capital and its environs.
The governor made this known during an early-morning visit to the camp on Monday, reiterating his government’s commitment to transitioning the state from emergency humanitarian response to long-term recovery and resettlement.
“This decision is in line with our administration’s ongoing efforts to close all formal IDP camps within Maiduguri and its environs,” Zulum said during his visit.
The Muna camp, established during the peak of the Boko Haram-induced humanitarian crisis in Borno, currently shelters about 10,000 displaced persons, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. However, Governor Zulum disclosed that approximately 75 per cent of the camp’s population had already been successfully resettled.
He reassured the remaining residents of the government’s continued support to facilitate their return to ancestral communities and rebuild their livelihoods.
“We will provide support to improve their means of livelihood as they prepare to return to their communities,” the governor promised, underscoring that the closure of Muna camp would represent another milestone in the state’s recovery journey.
During his first term in office, Zulum had pledged to shut down all formal IDP camps located within Maiduguri. Since then, his administration has made significant progress, successfully closing more than 12 camps to date.
