ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Nearly a quarter million Nigerians remain refugees in neighboring countries after fleeing Boko Haram, a government agency reported.
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency said in a report that it identified 239,834 refugees -- including 20,804 in Chad, 80,709 in Cameroon and 138,321 in Niger. It added that 28,951 former refugees have returned to Nigeria.