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- ↑ Destrijcker, Lucas (27 September 2016). "Boko Haram refugees in Niger find safety, but lack aid". Aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Niger - Factsheet: Diffa Situation (August 2016)". relief web. UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ Okechukwu, Nnodim. "239,834 Nigerians refugees in Chad, Cameroon, Niger –NEMA". The Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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