Nearly 64,000 Nigerians flee to Niger over insecurity — UNHCR

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Nearly 64,000 Nigerians flee to Niger over insecurity — UNHCR

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Nearly 64,000 Nigerians have crossed into Niger since the start of 2026, fleeing escalating violence by Islamist militants and armed criminal gangs, according to UNHCR. The displacement reflects worsening insecurity in Nigeria’s border regions.

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Nearly 64,000 Nigerians have fled their homes and crossed into neighbouring Niger Republic since the beginning of 2026 to escape escalating violence involving Islamist militants and armed criminal gangs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. The UN refugee agency, in a briefing issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, […] The post Nearly 64,000 Nigerians flee to Niger over insecurity — UNHCR appeared first on Vanguard News.

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