Zulum Relocates 1,600 Households in Bama’s Ngurosoye Community

By Abdul Kareem

BAMA, NIGERIA — Governor Babagana Zulum has successfully relocated 1,600 households, including 9,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs), from the largest IDP camp in Borno state to their resettled community in Ngurosoye village, Bama local government.

In a brief ceremony held in Ngurosoye along the Bama-Gwoza road, Zulum announced that the former IDPs are now housed in 500 permanent homes and 1,100 semi-permanent homes. This relocation is part of the state government’s plan to close all existing IDP camps by the end of 2026.

“It is no longer sustainable for the government to provide continuous aid. The goal of this resettlement is to empower people to cultivate their lands and sustain themselves,” Zulum stated, urging returnees to engage in agriculture.

He also revealed plans to construct an additional 500 permanent homes and 2,000 semi-permanent homes in Darajamal village for more Bama IDP camp inmates.

The Bama local government relocation committee, led by Abba-Jato Maijamaa, announced support packages for each household, including food items, agricultural inputs, beddings, and cash grants of N50,000 for heads of households and N25,000 for housewives.

Only verified residents of Ngurosoye will receive permanent shelters, while those from surrounding displaced communities will receive semi-permanent shelters until security improves in their areas.

The relocated households hail from various towns including Buhari, Adamri, Zaramri, Mairamri of Soye A, and Dambiya, Shawn I and II, Makingari, Bulabuli Ngaura, and Diwa Ngaura of Jodri.

Falmata Kachalla, one of the female beneficiaries who heads her household as widowed mother of six children, expressed happiness that after six years in IDP camp, “we have finally have a permanent roof over our head and we thank Governor Zulum for being there for us all these six years,” she said.