SEMA repatriates Borno citizens from Chad Republic

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has successfully repatriated a group of Nigerian citizens from the Chad Republic.

This initiative reflects the state’s commitment to ensuring the welfare and safety of its people, particularly those stranded in challenging situations across the border.

In addition to facilitating their safe return, SEMA provided each beneficiary with a sum of N20,000 as a token of support aimed at assisting them to meet up with their immediate needs as they reintegrate with their families and relations and return back to their respective communities.

Speaking during the repatriation exercise on Monday, the Director General, SEMA Dr. Barkindo Muhammad Saidu reaffirmed the agency’s dedication to alleviating the hardships faced by displaced persons and called for continuous collaboration between government agencies and humanitarian organizations to address such challenges.

Some of the beneficiaries that spoke to the media expressed their gratitude to the Borno State Government for the assistance and care during their difficult times.

Officials of the repatriation exercise include: representatives of Nigerian Immigration Service, Borno State Command, Hon. Tukur Shani, Commissioner Inter-Governmental Affairs and Special Duties, Hon. Zannah Jabu.

Others include: the former Caretaker Chairman, Kala Balge Local Govt, Representative of National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons(NCFRMI) among others.