Nigeria: Facts and Figures January to June 2022
In Nigeria, an estimated 3.1 million people have been displaced with over 2 million of the numbers recorded in the North East alone. The armed conflict in the North East and situations of violence like communal clashes and farmer/herder crises in the North West and South South, have resulted in huge humanitarian consequences for communities involved. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), continues working in these areas providing emergency assistance, rebuilding livelihoods and engaging with relevant stakeholders toward protecting and assisting affected people
282,000
farmers benefitted from agricultural support including improved seeds to improve their household food production capacities.
352,960
affected people benefitted from improved access to potable water.
339,752
persons received multipurpose cash assistance and income support through cash for work activities, while 85,014 received food assistance, while in areas with functioning markets,
237,749
consultations were carried out in 13 ICRC-supported primary healthcare centres, 1,073 patients were referred to hospital care with ICRC supporting the patients.
72,342
people received essential household items to improve their living conditions.
1,061
Surgeries were performed by the ICRC’s surgical team at the Maiduguri State Specialist Hospital.
377
Families of 377 missing people received information about the whereabouts or fate of their loved ones.
