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Governor of the Far North hands presidential gift to refugees

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Sun, 14 Sep 2014 Source: L'Oeil du Sahel

Nigerian refugees arrive in Cameroon on a daily basis by hundreds, mainly in the departments of the Mayo-Sava and of the Logone and Chari.

These refugees are temporarily installed in schools and churches. For most battered, tired, and desperate, they have received the visit of the governor of the Region of the Extreme North, the Honorable Midjiyawa the September 6, 2014 in Mora and Kolofata.

The latter officially handed the assistance of the president of the Republic Paul Biya and assured the commitment of the government to ensure their mentoring.

The gift from the head of State constituted for the bulk, food and blankets. In Mora as to Kolofata, refugees have received 100 bags of rice, 15 bags of sugar, 20 cartons of soap, 25 cartons of table oil, 40 mats, 100 blankets, 120 kettles, 40 pallets of bottled water and 1000 loaves.

The first stage of the rehabilitation of the donations of the president of the Republic, the refugees expressed their joy to know that they are well accepted. Before the administrative authorities, military and nearly 3000 of its citizens, the spokesman of the refugees from the locality of Kerawa- Nigeria, Amada Boukar, was in tears during his speech.

Source: L'Oeil du Sahel