The situation is dire and frustrating as basic amenities have also been cut off from where they existed before now while areas which never had such facilities, have been left worse off and at the mercy of avoidable ailments, which could prove to be devastating and very costly if urgent steps are not mobilised to ameliorate the situation.
People in Gwoza town, Borno State for example, spend several hours a day under the scorching sun searching for water, often in unsafe, hand-dug wells. The absence of infrastructure leaves the people with no other option as the limited available resources are overstretched by the needs of displaced and returnee populations.
“We used to travel for about 12 kilometres to fetch water from an unprotected well before the new borehole was reopened,” said Bakin, one of the beneficiaries from the troubled communities. “The Korean Government will continue to strengthen efforts by providing support to vulnerable people, especially women and girls, continuing capacity-building of government officials, and promoting education and health of Nigerian youth,” he added.