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Cross River National Park, Akampa, Nigeria
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Mini waterfall in the grotto at Becheve Nature Reserve (BNR), Obudu Mountain Resort, Cross River state, Nigeria.
View of layers of mountains from a cattle grazing area on Obudu Mountain Resorts, Cross River state, Nigeria
The weather on Obudu plateau in Cross River state (Nigeria) is very fickle. One minute it's sunny. Next may be foggy. And what follows may be a rain. But the weather is generally cold, especially at night. It is described as semi-temperate mountain climate due to the high altitude of about 1,576 metres (3,200 feet) above sea level. It is a prime tourist destination in Nigeria.
This was taken on one of two or three fortunately sunny day breaks witnessed at the eastern edge of the Obudu plateau. The early morning hike was certainly rewarding.
A herd of cattle rests on bare ground on a private ranch on Obudu plateau. This was seen on one of my hikes to get a good view point for sunrise.
Mountains, with valleys blanketed with fog. Fog is a regular weather event on the Obudu plateau. Most times, it forms around the mountains and over the valleys as depicted in this photo. Other times, it forms on lower levels to cause a major situation where movement has to be restricted due to very poor visibility.
Taken at the Afi Mountain Drill Ranch in Cross River State, Nigeria, close to the border with Cameroon. The conservation project has a breeding and re-hab centre in Calabar and then the Monkeys are taken to the Drill Ranch in the rain forest of the Afi Mountains where they are prepared to be released back into the wild. The project employs local people and interacts with the nearby villages by using local produce to feed the animals.
The Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world Monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Mandrill.
The Drill is similar in appearance to the Mandrill, but lacks the colorful face. They are semi-terrestrial monkeys, exhibiting extreme sexual dimorphism with males weighing up to 100lbs (45.35 kg) - three times the size of females. They are semi-nomadic seasonally and little is known of their behavior or ecology in the wild.
Drills are found only in Cross River State, Nigeria; South Western Cameroon; and on Bioko Island, part of Equatorial Guinea. Their entire world range is less than 40,000 km2, smaller than Switzerland.
Drills are among Africa’s most endangered mammals, and are listed by the IUCN as the highest conservation priority of all African primates. Drill numbers have been declining in all known habitat areas for decades as a result of illegal commercial hunting, habitat destruction, and human development: as few as 3,000 drills may remain in the wild.
Euphaedra female
I am unsure of the species. I am now inclined to think it may be female E. ravola, but I am not certain.
Cameroonian refugees and Nigerians wait for consultations outside a health post in Ekang village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.The Committee of the Red Cross is treating patients at the clinic, both Cameroonians who are seeking asylum in the village that sits right on the border with Cameroon and also local Nigerians from the village.
Bassey Edem, health coordinator for the Red Cross says, « This is the 5th week of a 12 week intervention, each week we move sites, to different villages. The focus is to treat Cameroonian refugees that are being hosted within the surrounding villages. We are in partnership with UNFPA so the focus is on predominantly on treating women and children. We have predominantly treated cases of malaria, dysentery and upper respiratory tract infections. The refugees are also hungry as relying on the host communities to feed them. From spending so much time in the forest many of the refugees also have skin infections from bites. The biggest challenge in this zone is for women who have pregnancies with complications. It’s so difficult to access hospitals from this remote areas for specialized treatment.”
Caritas staff unload medical supplies they are transporting to a health post in Ekang village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.The Committee of the Red Cross is treating patients at the clinic, both Cameroonians who are seeking asylum in the village that sits right on the border with Cameroon and also local Nigerians from the village.
Bassey Edem, health coordinator for the Red Cross says, « This is the 5th week of a 12 week intervention, each week we move sites, to different villages. The focus is to treat Cameroonian refugees that are being hosted within the surrounding villages. We are in partnership with UNFPA so the focus is on predominantly on treating women and children. We have predominantly treated cases of malaria, dysentery and upper respiratory tract infections. The refugees are also hungry as relying on the host communities to feed them. From spending so much time in the forest many of the refugees also have skin infections from bites. The biggest challenge in this zone is for women who have pregnancies with complications. It’s so difficult to access hospitals from this remote areas for specialized treatment.”
John collects water at a small stream in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The stream is the only source of water for the entire village. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, 24 years old, from Babong, Cameroon (not pictured) says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Cameroonians listen to Caritas staff speak during a meeting in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. During the meeting, one of the major concerns raised was access to clean drinking water.
Collins, 24 years old, from Babong, Cameroon (not pictured) says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
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Children sit outside a on grass during a meeting of displaced Cameroonians with Caritas staff in Nkame village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
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Girls and young women inside the room they are sleeping at a building in the local government council secretariat, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 18, 2018.
Ojong, 18 years old who is staying in the room with her mother, sisters and cousins says,“We arrived here on December 2, 2017. At first we were in Danare I, then we relocated here. My eldest sister is 20 years old and has diabetes. It’s difficult to maintain her diet and treat her condition. We struggle to buy her insoline but have managed to obtain it for now. We need soap to wash our clothes. We sometimes do some weeding in farms so we can buy some money to buy some oil for cooking, Maggi cubes, we were given a small quantity of rice for our family. We use a bucket to defecate in and then flush it to avoid infection. I was studying history and geography in high school. I miss it a lot because I am not going to school here.”
The building is housing an estimated 270 Cameroonians who fled violence in their villages. It was opened to them to shelter in January, 2018. Many of the people sheltered in the building do not have relatives in Nigeria, hence traveling to Ikom and staying on this site. The people report being hungry and having insufficient access to toilets.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
The Itomin family, displaced from the village of Ayaoke in Cameroon, stand on the porch of their host family's house in the village of Oban in Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018.
Valentine Itomin, the owner of the home and father of four, is hosting 20 members of the extended family from Cameroon. He says, "They have come to me so I have a responsibility to shelter and feed them. They don’t have as much food as they had in Cameroon. Our financial status has been reduced as a result of this financial pressure. I am a cassava farmer, it’s a subsistent living so there is added pressure hosting so many people."
Beatrice, mother of two twin boys says, "We arrived here in November, 2017. People in my village were killed by soldiers, that’s why we fled. We walked on foot during 3 days, we slept in the open. We ate bush mangoes. There were mosquitos, there were wild animals also so we were scared. The children are not feeling good here. We don’t have enough food or clothing, or school for them either."
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Akingbe, 8 years old stands against a doorway in Mfamiyen village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. His family is being hosted in the village after fleeing violence in their village in Cameroon in November, 2017. They spent 3 days walking through the forest before they crossed the border into Nigeria. Akingbe tripped in the forest and broke his left arm that is still set in a traditional splint.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Girls and young women inside the room they are sleeping at a building in the local government council secretariat, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 18, 2018.
Ojong, 18 years old who is staying in the room with her mother, sisters and cousins says,“We arrived here on December 2, 2017. At first we were in Danare I, then we relocated here. My eldest sister is 20 years old and has diabetes. It’s difficult to maintain her diet and treat her condition. We struggle to buy her insoline but have managed to obtain it for now. We need soap to wash our clothes. We sometimes do some weeding in farms so we can buy some money to buy some oil for cooking, Maggi cubes, we were given a small quantity of rice for our family. We use a bucket to defecate in and then flush it to avoid infection. I was studying history and geography in high school. I miss it a lot because I am not going to school here.”
The building is housing an estimated 270 Cameroonians who fled violence in their villages. It was opened to them to shelter in January, 2018. Many of the people sheltered in the building do not have relatives in Nigeria, hence traveling to Ikom and staying on this site. The people report being hungry and having insufficient access to toilets.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Girls and young women inside the room they are sleeping at a building in the local government council secretariat, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 18, 2018.
Ojong, 18 years old who is staying in the room with her mother, sisters and cousins says,“We arrived here on December 2, 2017. At first we were in Danare I, then we relocated here. My eldest sister is 20 years old and has diabetes. It’s difficult to maintain her diet and treat her condition. We struggle to buy her insoline but have managed to obtain it for now. We need soap to wash our clothes. We sometimes do some weeding in farms so we can buy some money to buy some oil for cooking, Maggi cubes, we were given a small quantity of rice for our family. We use a bucket to defecate in and then flush it to avoid infection. I was studying history and geography in high school. I miss it a lot because I am not going to school here.”
The building is housing an estimated 270 Cameroonians who fled violence in their villages. It was opened to them to shelter in January, 2018. Many of the people sheltered in the building do not have relatives in Nigeria, hence traveling to Ikom and staying on this site. The people report being hungry and having insufficient access to toilets.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Paulina, 19 years old sits in the room she shares with other family members in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. Paulina's father is Nigerian and the owner of the home. Her mother is from Cameroon and the family grew up in the village of Babong and would travel back and forth to visit their father in Nigeria. The family have been staying at their father's home since fleeing violence in their village in Cameroon in October/November, 2017. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Paulina recounts her experience fleeing her home 5 months before," we couldn’t find our way, we stayed 3 days in the bush trying to locate the the road that led to Nigeria. We put whatever we could on the forest floor, to sleep on, we only had some cassava to eat. I dont do anything all day since we arrived here. It’s not possible for me to earn a living. I want to go back to school."
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
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Children walk along a road in Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The area is accessible by unsealed roads where vehicles are often blocked during rainy season. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Collins, 24 years old, in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, who fled Cameroon says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
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David Ntui stands holding his baby grand-daughter next to his daughter Lucia in Mfamiyen village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. His family is being hosted in the village after fleeing violence in their village in Cameroon in November, 2017. They spent 3 days walking through the forest before they crossed the border into Nigeria. David says, "We came here because of the fighting, I carried Lucia on my back through the forest because she is disabled and can't walk properly. During four days we sheltered in the forest. There was nothing to eat except some nuts. We’ve been here now for 5 months. I’d like to go the camp because here I am a burden on the host family we are staying with." David's son Akingbe tripped in the forest and broke his left arm while they were fleeing.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
John collects water at a small stream in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The stream is the only source of water for the entire village. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, 24 years old, from Babong, Cameroon (not pictured) says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Women and children carry containers of water filled up from a small stream in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The stream is the only source of water for the entire village. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, 24 years old, from Babong, Cameroon (not pictured) says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Moilgan Eyong, 29 years old shows a gunshot wound in Ajassor village, Atung local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 16, 2018. Moilgan, a farmer, inflicted the gunshot wound while participating in a pro-independence protest in Southern Cameroon. Moilgan says, “On November 22 2017, my brother was at home and the army came and took him away saying he was a terrorist. Later they took him to prison in Kondengui, from there we have had no news. He wasn’t even an activist. I came here on the September 22, I’m living here in this home. There are about 1300 Cameroonians scattered in the surrounding area. I want to go back to my country. Soldiers are burning villages. People are living inside the bush, if you even walk up to the roadside you can be shot. I ask the UN to try and intervene because the situation there is deteriorating. You can take my photo, I am already a dead man.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
A displaced Cameroonian man carries a boy through the village of Oban in Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
A view through a window of children at the back of a building at the local government council secretariat, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 18, 2018. The building is housing an estimated 270 Cameroonians who fled violence in their villages. It was opened to them to shelter in January, 2018. Many of the people sheltered in the building do not have relatives in Nigeria, hence traveling to Ikom and staying on this site. The people report being hungry and having insufficient access to toilets.
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the Anglophone independence movement with groups such as Ambazonia demanding a separate Anglophone state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Anita Eshua, 25 years old walks down a road in Agbokim, Atung local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 16, 2018. Anita is a single mother and has a 3 year old daughter and is 8 months pregnant. The village of Agbokim sits on the border with Cameroon and has received thousands of Cameroonians fleeing violence in their villages from October, 2017. Aninta says, I came here because there was war going on in Cameroon, they were killing people, driving people out of the villages. The soldiers told us to leave, threatening to kill us if we stayed. People ran away, some of us in all directions, split up from family. I ran with my 3 year old daughter, through the bush, it took about two days to arrive here. We slept inside the bush under a tree. I am staying with a friend here in Agbokim village. We don’t have enough food or good shelter. The water supply is not clean. I have wanted to go for pre-natal checkups but they asked for money in the health clinic here which I don’t have.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Anita Eshua, 25 years old stands in front of in Agbokim Waterfall, Agbokim village, Atung local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 16, 2018. Anita is a single mother and has a 3 year old daughter and is 8 months pregnant. The village of Agbokim sits on the border with Cameroon and has received thousands of Cameroonians fleeing violence in their villages from October, 2017. Aninta says, I came here because there was war going on in Cameroon, they were killing people, driving people out of the villages. The soldiers told us to leave, threatening to kill us if we stayed. People ran away, some of us in all directions, split up from family. I ran with my 3 year old daughter, through the bush, it took about two days to arrive here. We slept inside the bush under a tree. I am staying with a friend here in Agbokim village. We don’t have enough food or good shelter. The water supply is not clean. I have wanted to go for pre-natal checkups but they asked for money in the health clinic here which I don’t have.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
A girl stands on a path leading down to a river in Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The area is accessible by unsealed roads where vehicles are often blocked during rainy season. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
The Itomin family, displaced from the village of Ayaoke in Cameroon, stand on the porch of their host family's house in the village of Oban in Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018.
Valentine Itomin, the owner of the home and father of four, is hosting 20 members of the extended family from Cameroon. He says, "They have come to me so I have a responsibility to shelter and feed them. They don’t have as much food as they had in Cameroon. Our financial status has been reduced as a result of this financial pressure. I am a cassava farmer, it’s a subsistent living so there is added pressure hosting so many people."
Beatrice, mother of two twin boys says, "We arrived here in November, 2017. People in my village were killed by soldiers, that’s why we fled. We walked on foot during 3 days, we slept in the open. We ate bush mangoes. There were mosquitos, there were wild animals also so we were scared. The children are not feeling good here. We don’t have enough food or clothing, or school for them either."
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Cameroonian refugees and Nigerians wait for consultations outside a health post in Ekang village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 13, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.The Committee of the Red Cross is treating patients at the clinic, both Cameroonians who are seeking asylum in the village that sits right on the border with Cameroon and also local Nigerians from the village.
Bassey Edem, health coordinator for the Red Cross says, « This is the 5th week of a 12 week intervention, each week we move sites, to different villages. The focus is to treat Cameroonian refugees that are being hosted within the surrounding villages. We are in partnership with UNFPA so the focus is on predominantly on treating women and children. We have predominantly treated cases of malaria, dysentery and upper respiratory tract infections. The refugees are also hungry as relying on the host communities to feed them. From spending so much time in the forest many of the refugees also have skin infections from bites. The biggest challenge in this zone is for women who have pregnancies with complications. It’s so difficult to access hospitals from this remote areas for specialized treatment.”
Collins, centre in yellow, with his family from Cameroon in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. Collins' father is Nigerian and the owner of the home. Collins' mother is from Cameroon and the family grew up in the village of Babong and would travel back and forth to visit their father in Nigeria. The family have been staying at their father's home since fleeing violence in their village in Cameroon in October/November, 2017. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, who fled Cameroon says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
A boy climbs in a tree while a woman arrives to join a meeting of Cameroonians with Caritas staff speaking in Old Ndebiji village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Euphaedra sp., perhaps E. themis.
E. themis is said not to occur in Nigeria east of the Cross River, but this looks very like it.
Moilgan Eyong, 29 years old in Ajassor village, Atung local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 16, 2018. Moilgan, a farmer, fled violence in Southern Cameroon Moilgan says, “On November 22 2017, my brother was at home and the army came and took him away saying he was a terrorist. Later they took him to prison in Kondengui, from there we have had no news. He wasn’t even an activist. I came here on the September 22, I’m living here in this home. There are about 1300 Cameroonians scattered in the surrounding area. I want to go back to my country. Soldiers are burning villages. People are living inside the bush, if you even walk up to the roadside you can be shot. I ask the UN to try and intervene because the situation there is deteriorating. You can take my photo, I am already a dead man.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Akom and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there. Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the English speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Atom, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs are, these include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.
Women and children carry water containers filled up at a small stream in Nyaje village, Akankpa local government area, Cross River State, Nigeria on April 14, 2018. The stream is the only source of water for the entire village. The village is hosting hundreds of Cameroonians and one of the major concerns for everybody is access to clean drinking water, especially now with the influx of people.
Collins, 24 years old, from Babong, Cameroon (not pictured) says, ““There is now less water to share around in the village with the influx of Cameroonians. There is not too much tension though. Sometimes there are 15 of us hosted in a household. They are not collecting rent which is very generous, the hard part is feeding everybody. Also, we are missing out on education as some of us left school. My three younger siblings were pulled out of school. The soldiers were killing young men like me, they would arrive and call a village meeting. They would then start arresting us, without even questioning us. Then they would take them (young men) away, usually we wouldn’t see them again. I have six friends that were taken between February - March, 2018. I don’t know what’s happened to them. We arrived in October 2017, there was serious heat then with soldiers coming into the villages. That’s why so many people fled. I was studying electrical engineering in Cameroon and almost obtained my national diploma so I wish to complete these studies. If the situation calms down in Cameroon I want to go back, otherwise I prefer to stay here and complete my studies.”
Cameroonians are being hosted in Nigerian villages, many of whom fled across the border because of reported violence inflicted by Cameroonian government security forces on civilians that are suspected of sympathizing or being actively engaged in the secession movement of Southern Cameroons from the nation of Cameroon, led by the separatists group Ambazonia . They are demanding a separate state from French speaking Cameroon. Violence reached a peak in October and November, 2017 when many of the Cameroonians interviewed in the villages between the Nigerian town of Calabar and the border had fled their homes into the bush before eventually crossing over into Nigeria and seeking shelter in villages there.Two weeks previously, the Nigerian government granted registered Cameroonian individuals from the english speaking province refugee status. Once registered by UNHCR they will have freedom of movement within Nigeria for three years. With refugee status they will need to move at least 50km from the border into designated camps. As a partner of UNHCR, Caritas's role is to undertake protection monitoring; the team is conducting baseline & needs assessments within each village on a road that leads from the Nigeria/Cameroon border to the town of Calabar, Nigeria. They are gathering data on demographics, gender, age of the Cameroonians that will be utilized for the upcoming distribution of food and non food items by Caritas within the villages. They also ask the civilians what their most urgent needs which include access to clean drinking water, food, shelter, clothing, health services and schooling for children.