Beroms lament humanitarian crisis at Plateau IDPs camps

The Berom ethnic nationality of Plateau State yesterday decried the deplorable condition of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the recent violence that claimed hundreds of lives.

They said this in a statement jointly signed by the vice president of Berom Educational and Cultural Organization, Iliya Choji Kim; president, Berom Women Development Association, Mrs. Florence Jambol and president Berom Youth Moulders Association, Choji Dalyop Chuwang,

“We observe with dismay that facilities at the makeshift camps were grossly inadequate to provide minimum comfort for the internally displaced persons who are made up of traumatized and agonized women, children and the aged. The Camps lack basic facilities and services such as toilets, water, beds, medical care, food, sanitation and are poorly managed and insecure currently.

“Most are thereby the camps overcrowded making victims of of gruesome attacks vulnerable to the outbreak of diseases. The Berom nation expressed worry that most children at the camps had missed their examination and do not know when to return to school. The children are seen roaming about without any form of teaching or learning activities,” the statement partly read.

They appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Management Agency to provide more facilities and increase supplies to the IDP camps.