Over 5,000 residents from Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State have fled to Pulka following armed attacks in early March. The violence destroyed homes, forcing families to abandon their belongings and seek shelter in overcrowded conditions with limited access to food, water, or sanitation. Many are sleeping in open spaces and along roadsides in Pulka, about 15 kilometres away.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that displaced persons face growing health risks due to poor hygiene and lack of clean water. The group began a four-week emergency intervention on 10 April, distributing relief items to more than 900 families, including cooking utensils, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, and water containers. MSF is supplying 16,000 litres of clean water daily and rehabilitating sanitation facilities.
Safiya Aga, one of the displaced, said, "Our homes were bombed, everything we owned was destroyed. We fled with almost nothing." MSF emergency field coordinator Abdoulaye Mahmoudoune stated, "People urgently need food and improved access to water, sanitation and hygiene services. We cannot meet these overwhelming needs alone."
As of the report's filing, no detailed public update had been issued by Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) or Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on coordinated relief efforts. MSF called on humanitarian organisations and donors to scale up aid and funding to prevent further deterioration in living conditions.
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