By Uzo Joseph

The Federal Government said it would probe the alleged hoarding of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Aliyu Ahmed,the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), disclosed this after uncovering relief supplies hoarded inside classrooms at the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja.
The Commissioner who was at the Durumi IDP camp to inaugurate a computer centre donated by Brand Life Vision Foundation, embarked on an inspection of the camp said ,“On our arrival, we saw so many things that were not necessary to happen here in this camp. We have seen a situation where some of the classrooms were used to keep both food and non-food items that were supposed to have been distributed to the IDPs. We will not take that. We will deal with the situation severely,”
Following the findings,Ahmed announced plans to set up a committee to investigate similar cases in other IDP camps across the country.
“What we saw here is alarming. We will extend our investigation to other camps because if it’s happening here, it could be happening elsewhere,” he added.
The commission assured the IDPs of the government’s continued commitment to their welfare.
It also pledged to continue supporting the IDPs’ education by working with the Universal Basic Education Commission to provide teachers for displaced children.
In her remarks, the Founder of Brightlife Vision Foundation, Hajia Binta Sidi, disclosed plans to train 1000 IDPs across the country.
Sidi lauded the Commission for providing Solar for the ICT Centre . She stated that, her foundation which deals with destitute children, underprivileged persons, IDPs, and orphans would also provide teachers for the training of the children