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Council boss commends NGO for helping refugees

The chairman of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State, Mr Oliver Wubon, has commended Jesuit Refugees Services  for providing medical services and other kinds of support for refugees and internally displaced persons  in  his local government area.

He told North East Trust that  the refugees are from English-speaking area  of   Cameroon Republic  affected by the  crisis in that country.

The chairman stated that the communities in the local government have accommodated the refugees and  fully integrated them.

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He said their children were enrolled into primary and post-primary schools in the area.

Wubon thanked Jesuit for providing health services to both the refugees and the host community.

He said Jesuit, which is an international non-governmental organisation, has helped improved good relationship between the host community and refugees.

Mr Wubon  disclosed that there are 8,310 refugees in his local government area out of which 2,321were registered.

The  Head of  Programme  JRS Nigeria, Miss  Tamara Hart, said the organisation had assisted 50,000 refuges in Taraba, Adamawa, Borno and Abuja.

She said  JRS was founded in 1980 and is currently working in 59 countries  across the globe with a mission to accompany, serve and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.

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