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With 94,729 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Sokoto accounts for 9% of the total number of IDPs in Nigeria, according to the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) IDPs Atlas. These individuals, hailing from various parts of the state, have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, insecurity, and hardship. By Shafa’atu Suleiman As the camps struggle to cope with the sheer scale of the crisis, concerns are mounting over the provision of basic necessities like food, water, shelter, environmental hygiene, and healthcare. Women, who form a larger percentage of this population, complain bitterly about the state of environmental hygiene in…

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