Lagos State on Thursday said the Togolese asylum seekers who it accommodated at its Relief Camp in Igando are safe and sound.
The asylum seekers besieged the Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos Office of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) last Friday.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), General Manager, Mr. Michael Akindele, took journalists on a tour of the camp to see first-hand how the asylum seekers are faring.
There are 110 Togolese at the camp, made up of 27 families. Among them are 60 adults (35 males and 25 females) and 50 children (24 males and 26 females).
There are five furnished dormitories with double beds and mosquito nets, each of which can accommodate between 2,000 to 5,000 persons.
Also within the premises is a dining hall, a kitchen and clinic/sick bay with two doctors and nurses.
Armed guards provide security, while a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official was seen teaching the asylum seekers English language in a large air-conditioned hall.
The Camp Commandant, Fakilade Olatubosun, said the asylum seekers have been cooperative, adding that they obey instructions.
He said they pray together in the morning, clean the premises, and are fed three times daily.
Besides receiving English and Mathematics lessons, they also engage in sporting activities such as football and games. He said only a few of them speak English.
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