The Camerounian government has sent home
85 Nigerians, including 40 children, 32 women and 13 men, who fled
Nigeria over the increasing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamic sect and
had sought asylum in the country’s district of Mayo Tsanaga following a
prefectural decree.
The administrative authorities which
authorised the move to all sub-prefects, traditional leaders and
vigilante committees, prescribed the systematic repression of Nigerian
migrants who would attempt to seek asylum in Cameroun or transit through
the country, a Camerounian online newspaper, cameroononline.org, reported. Continue..
It was gathered that the decision
followed a government instruction requiring restriction of movement of
people and goods from or to countries affected by the Ebola virus, and
particularly Nigeria due to the risk of contagion of poliomyelitis and
cholera which are among the prominent diseases the country is fighting
against.
In the meantime, the expulsion came as
the Camerounian military reportedly stepped up its offensive against
Boko Haram. The deadly terrorist has reportedly killed many Camerounian
soldiers during attacks in the border region of the far north of the
West African country in recent weeks.
Combating the challenge of intense
fighting on both sides of the border, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees has opened a refugee camp in Minawou in
northern Cameroun, which currently hosts more than 11,000 people.
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