Nigeria’s farmer-herder crisis: can Cameroon’s North West absorb the new wave of 600 refugees?
As violence between farmers and herders flares again in northern Nigeria, more than 600 people have crossed into Cameroon’s North West region — but with local authorities already stretched, how long can this fragile border area keep absorbing the fallout?
What happens when more than 600 Nigerians cross into Cameroon’s North West, fleeing the farmer-herder conflict?
More than 600 people, including women and children, have crossed from northern Nigeria into Cameroon and sought refuge in Nwa, a locality in the Donga-Mantung division of the North West region. They were escaping repeated clashes between Mambila farmers and Fulani herders. On arrival, local authorities received them.
The Sub-Divisional Officer of Nwa, Esapa Jim Esapa, organised their reception and care. He assessed the situation and said he is working in close coordination with the council to take the necessary measures to help these refugees live in dignified conditions.
Farmer-herder conflicts are recurrent in Nigeria, often triggering a rush of populations towards Cameroon. Several Nigerian refugees already live on Cameroonian territory. This puts additional pressure on authorities in Cameroon’s North West, a region already grappling with a security crisis.
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