64,000 Nigerians flee to Niger Republic over Insecurity — UNHCR

Vanguard News | 12-11-2026 06:21am |

*FG, UNHCR, Germany take essential services to hard-to-reach communities By Joseph Erunke & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo NEARLY 64,000 Nigerians have fled their homes and crossed into neighbouring Niger Republic since the beginning of 2026 to escape violence involving Islamist militants and armed criminal gangs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, has disclosed. This came the federal government, UNHCR and ...

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