THE International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) and Nigeria Red Cross (NRC) have disclosed  that no fewer than 5,500 people were displaced as a result of the attack in 10 villages in Barakin-Ladi and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State.

According to a press release issued by the  organisation and signed by its head in Jos, Julia Ungerd, it pointed out that armed violence and clashes that took place on July 7 and 8, between the livestock-herding Fulani and the farming Berom communities in Riyom and Barkin Ladi, near Jos, caused dozens of casualties and forced more than 5,500 people to flee their homes.

The statement pointed out that the ICRC together with the NRC were providing essential assistance to the displaced people, who had to take shelter with host families and in schools and community halls.

“People left their homes and ran to safety with only the clothes they were wearing. They need everything to survive in this kind of situation. They have urgent needs in terms of food, water and basic household items. A curfew has been imposed in the affected areas to quell any further violence and the security situation remains unpredictable,” Ungerd. said.

It further stated that the ICRC had so far  delivered one month's food rations (including rice, beans and cooking oil) along with blankets, buckets, soap and other essential items to over 2,800 displaced people.

Ten temporary sanitary facilities were also installed in places where the displaced are hosted. It was also in the process of installing two hand pumps to improve their access to water.

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