The influx brings to 80 000 the number of Cameroninas seeking refuge in Nigeria.

Nigerians have responded generously to the influx of refugees from Cameroon,

In the Taraba and Cross Rivers states they have accommodated them in public schools or with local families and provided food, clothing and medicine.

The refugees in Nigeria are outnumbered by internally displaced people in Cameroon fleeing violence between the security forces and armed groups fighting for a separate state for English-speakers who feel marginalized by the Francophone government.

The violence has escalated ahead and since the elections on February 9, the results of which have not yet been announced.

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