Kuni Tyessi in Abuja
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Boro, has said addressing migration without confronting poverty is incomplete, while stressing that poverty remains one of the strongest drivers of irregular migration, internal mobility and vulnerability.
He also revealed that Nigeria currently hosts over six million internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of whom live not in camps, but within host communities, a reality, he said, reinforces the need for policies that go beyond emergency response and focus on durable solutions, community stabilisation and social cohesion.