Relocating Borno’s Internally Displaced Persons to structures constructed with corrugated iron sheets could expose them to meningitis, heat stroke and respiratory distress, experts have warned.
According to the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs, Basheer Mohammed, the structures comprise of 1,000 housing units. He had tweeted the photographs, explaining that he and Governor Babagana Zulum made a stopover at the project site on their return to Maiduguri sometime last week.
He noted that people are looking for low-cost housing and that quickly constructing one, especially for internally displaced persons, using zinc roofing sheets could readily be seen as easy and cheap.He, however, said the health implications for the IDPs quite outweigh the benefits, as they would be prone to pneumonia, heat stroke, extreme dehydration and mosquito infestation.
“They would always be on edge because of the trauma they have been exposed to. They need to be in a house to feel safe, not in a contraption constructed with roofing sheets and tarpaulin.”
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