Zulum Orders Bama Camp Shutdown Over Security Fears
Last update: June 26, 2026
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Big shake-up in Borno: Governor Zulum says enough is enough with IDP camps turning into hotbeds for crime and Boko Haram infiltration.
So, here’s the latest from Borno, according to cbinews.tv. Governor Babagana Zulum has ordered the immediate shutdown of the internally displaced persons camp in Bama Local Government Area. Why? He says the place has been infiltrated, and criminal activity is on the rise there.
The governor dropped the news on Thursday in Gwoza LGA, right after checking out the Government Secondary School IDP camp. Speaking to residents, he didn’t mince words:
> “We visited Bama yesterday and supervised the screening of IDPs, and by 12 noon on Thursday, the Bama IDP camp should be closed. Today we are here in Gwoza, we have profiled all of them, and insha Allah, in the next two or three weeks, this camp will also be closed.”
Zulum says the decision comes as many communities previously held by Boko Haram insurgents are now relatively peaceful. But he’s seriously worried about what’s happening inside the camps. He pointed out that illicit activities have turned the facilities into hotspots for social vices.
> “In our camps now, there is ongoing criminality; we have identified all of them, and they will be resettled based on their localities and to their community heads. Otherwise, Boko Haram/ISWAP are gradually infiltrating the camps,” he explained.
And it gets more complicated. The governor raised alarm over people actually leaving their homes to move into camps just to collect relief items from NGOs. During the screening exercise, he said they found a significant number of fake IDPs. The government, he stressed, simply can’t keep maintaining camps under those circumstances.
Gwoza’s camp is next in line after Bama. Zulum noted:
> “Many of those who are residents living in their homes are returning to the camps to receive handouts from non-governmental organisations. We will ensure the returns are sustainable. One year ago, this was almost a ghost camp with not more than about 400 households. It is surprising that about 3,000 households are back in the camp, and most of them are residents living within the town.”
Source: cbinews.tv
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