Nearly 5,000 people displaced by Nigeria's communal violence arrive Benin Republic
TODAY February 21, 2021 Nearly 5,000 people, displaced by Nigeria’s communal violence, have arrived at Beninese villages in Pobè, a border commune located about 100 km from Cotonou, PANA learned on Saturday from sources close to the authorities of the commune. They said 4,477 people made up of 2,163 men and 2,314 women have taken refuge in the commune of Pobè for a week. “A total of 688 households are affected by this massive displacement of Nigerian citizens after the inter-community clashes between the Peulhs and the Nago in the border area,” according to a publication of the Comm...
Source: today.ng