Following Bama, Gwoza, Zulum initiates relocation efforts for Konduga displaced persons

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Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced plans to close the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga as part of the state’s ongoing resettlement programme.

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The move follows the successful closure of the Bama IDP camp, the largest displacement facility outside Maiduguri, and the planned shutdown of the Gwoza camp.

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Speaking during a visit to Konduga, Zulum said the resettlement process would be voluntary, stressing that no displaced person would be compelled to return to any community against their wishes.

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He said consultations with the displaced persons would continue before the exercise begins in about four months.

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“We are not carrying out the resettlement process immediately. We are here to discuss with the IDPs so that in the next four months they will be resettled in a dignified manner. I believe you heard from the IDPs that they are willing to return home. The return shall be voluntary, not by force,” the governor said.

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As part of the visit, Zulum inspected ongoing construction of resettlement houses in Amarwa and later visited Maiwa in Mafa Local Government Area.

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The Amarwa resettlement city, for which the governor had earlier laid the foundation, is being developed to accommodate displaced persons currently living in camps.

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In Maiwa, the state government is also constructing housing units equipped with basic amenities, including a primary healthcare centre, water supply facilities and other public infrastructure to support returning residents.

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The governor was accompanied by the member representing Konduga/Mafa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Engr. Bukar Talba; the member representing Konduga Constituency in the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Bukar Modu; the Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Sugun Mai Mele; and other senior government officials.

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