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A group of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria have asked the government to restore peace in the north-east, where some communities have been invaded by members of a terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Expressing their expectations for the year 2015, the group told reporters in Abuja on Sunday that their major desire was for peace to be restored in the region that had seen most dwellers migrate to other states as a result of the crisis.
Channels Television’s correspondent, Amaka Okafor, reports that in spite of their situation, living in makeshift houses and depending on people’s good will to get on with their lives, the displaced persons found the time to unwind, dance and swing along with music from a radio set.
Even the children are not left out of the fun, but under their happy faces are a feeling of nostalgia and a longing to return home and to their livelihood.
These Nigerians hope that the year 2015 will mark an end to insurgency and the return of peace to the north-east region so they can return home.
Others, however, want the government in the mean time to provide them with better accommodation and treatment pending when their villages and communities are safe to return to.
It remains to be seen if their expectations would be met before the end of the year.
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