NEMA advises IDPs to return to their homes in Adamawa

The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) has advised internally-displaced persons in some local government areas of Adamawa to return to their communities.

Malam Sani Datti, the Senior Information Officer of the agency told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Friday that peace had been restored in the areas concerned.

Datti said that following the military recapture of some the local government areas from Boko Haram, NEMA had been able to assess the situation in three local government areas.

He listed the areas to include Gombi, Hong, Mubi North and Maiha.

"The agency is therefore advising those internally displaced persons, especially those from Gombi, Hong and Mubi local government areas to go back to their respective areas.

"The advice for them to return to their communities follows the liberation of the areas by the military and NEMA’s assessment visit," Datti said and added that peace had been restored in those areas.

He gave the assurance that the government would soon commence the reconstruction of the damaged areas.