Nearly 64,000 Nigerians flee to Niger over insecurity — UNHCR

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Nearly 64,000 Nigerians have fled their homes and crossed into neighbouring Niger Republic since the beginning of 2026 to escape escalating violence involving Islamist militants and armed criminal gangs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. The UN refugee agency, in a briefing issued on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, […] The post Nearly 64,000 Nig...