village and to the dislocation of more than 120,000 people. In Taraba
State, Jukun and Tivs have fought frequently over access to arable land.
The encroachment of Fulani cattle rearers on farmlands caused violent
conflicts in the state. There are now more than 250,000 displaced persons
in the state.
394.
Internal displacements have also been caused by communal conflicts. This
is the situation in Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State. Communal conflict
caused by encroachment into farmlands and the infringement of grazing
land has turned the area into a theatre of conflict, leading to about 17,000
people having to take refuge in Cameroon, from which they are currently
being repatriated to Nigeria by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and the federal government of Nigeria.
395.
The Ife-Modakeke conflicts in Osun State arose over intergenerational
indigene-settler rights. The mutual destruction of villages and local
communities has led to the displacement of more than 200,000 people. In
Delta State, Itsekiri-Urhobo-Ijaw conflicts are traditional.
396.
The Umuleri-Aguleri communal conflict in Anambra State has generated
over 80,000 IDPs. Kindred groups have taken arms against each other
over land disputes. In Toto-Abaji in Nassarawa State, a whole community
was dislocated by communal conflict over indigene-settler rights and
communal land disputes. The majority indigenous population is fighting
against the Egbira dominant minority. More than 50,000 people have been
displaced as a result of the conflict.
397.
Internal displacements arising from natural disasters abound in Nigeria.
In Abia, Enugu and Anambra States, soil erosion has destroyed many
communities and rendered about 200,000 homeless as IDPs. In the north,
especially in Yobe, Jigawa and Gombe States, the IDPs have been displaced
as a result of disasters that occur through: the improper and untimely
discharge of dams, both from Cameroon and from the neighbouring dams;
ill-informed construction of railway facilities; flooding of major rivers;
excessive rainfall resulting in flooding; and desertification.
ii.
Findings of the CRM
Protecting the rights of PWDs
398.
The CSAR does not offer adequate information on the plight of PWDs,
and even in the interactive sessions with stakeholders there was a dearth
of information on this vulnerable group. Disability is a serious problem
in Nigeria, as it affects approximately 10 per cent of the population
according to the CSAR. Over the years, disabilities arising from inadequate
immunisation services and injuries during conflict have been evidenced
on an increasing level.
399.
The rights of PWDs are inadequately protected and promoted at federal
level and in several states, most of which lack the necessary policy and
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