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As the world marks World Refugee Day on Saturday, Kebbi state office of the National Commission for Refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons,, alongside the National Orientation Agency, has collectively called on Nigerians to halt stigmatisation against refugees and/ internally displaced persons.
The call was made by North west Zonal coordinator of the commission, Alhaji Armiya,u Shuaibu during the media parley held in Birnin Kebbi to commemorate the day.
He described refugees and displaced persons as victims of circumstances who found themselves in a situation that they had not bargained for, and therefore deserve human face and absolute hospitality from their host communities.
” Today we have renewed our call to the communities to give refugees and IDPs a sense of belonging because they are humans who become victims of natural disasters and/ or victims of poor living conditions “.
Earlier, in his speech, the Kebbi state Director of the National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Nasir Karofi, urged people of Kebbi state to amplify their voices against the inhuman treatment of refugees and internally displaced persons across the country, saying no one is safe until everyone is safe.
” We should see refugees and IDPs as part of our community to achieve that; we must give that sense of belonging and stop stigmatising them”
Karofi commended the governor of Kebbi state, Dr Nasir Idris and his wife, Hajia Zainab Nasare for the enduring social safety nets being enjoyed by IDPs in the state.
