Cross River SEMA to employ 300 Cameroonian refugees, says official (Guardian)

Cameroonian displaced people wait for food parcels at a food distribution center in Koza, in the extreme northern province, west of the Nigerian border, on September 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / REINNIER KAZE

The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it will create jobs for 300 Cameroonian refugees in Adagom, Ogoja Local Gov Area of the state.

The Acting Director General of SEMA, Mr Princewill Ayim, disclosed this on Monday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Calabar.

Ayim who said the jobs would be created in collaboration with a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Peculiar Foundationaid added that members of the host community would also benefit.

He explained that the employment would help in reintegrating the refugees and boosting the economy of the host communities for a peaceful co-existence. Read more

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