EU Approves ₦886m For Displaced Persons In Benue

The European Union has approved €500,000 (approximately ₦886 million) in humanitarian assistance to support thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State.

The aid comes in response to escalating violence in the state, which has worsened a crisis that has displaced more than 1.5 million people since 2018. According to the EU, recent attacks in June 2025 forced nearly 23,000 people to flee, many of whom had already been displaced in previous years.

Announcing the intervention on Thursday, the EU’s Public Affairs Officer, Politics, Press and Information Section, Ugo Sokari-George, said the funding will be implemented over a six-month period in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

The intervention will focus on providing protection, shelter, access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), as well as multi-purpose financial support for affected communities.

“Conditions inside the camps are dire. There is a severe lack of shelter for families, and inadequate access to water, sanitation and hygiene,” the EU said, adding that access to livelihoods is limited while protection risks especially for women, children, and persons with disabilities remain high.

The EU also revealed that between 2024 and 2025 alone, over 6,900 lives have been lost and more than 400,000 people displaced due to the violence in Benue.

“This latest wave of violence is part of a protracted humanitarian crisis that has been shaking the state of Benue since 2018,” the statement read.
The EU emphasized the urgent need for sustained international support to meet the growing needs of affected communities and to address the long-standing drivers of displacement in the region.

EU Approves ₦886m For Displaced Persons In Benue is first published on The Whistler Newspaper