At least six children have died from an outbreak of measles at the ATC Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs ) camp in Maiduguri , the Borno State capital .
The outbreak of the disease, which has been attributed to congestion at the camp , also affected 22 persons .
It was learnt that the camp had over 8, 000 IDPs when the measles broke out forcing officials to evacuate 1 , 913 displaced persons from Gwoza to the Bakassi IDP camp while 345 others from Askira Uba , have been returned to their community .
However , despite the decongestion , officials said the ATC IDPs camp is still struggling with lack of drugs and medical doctors.
Meanwhile , the National Emergency Management Agency , NEMA , has delivered 13, 400 assorted bags of food items to the Borno State Government for the feeding of IDPs in the state .
The spokesperson for the agency , Sani Datti, in a statement on Tuesday , said the items include 8 , 000 bags (25kg ) of rice , 1 , 200 bags ( 50kg) of maize gritz , 1, 000 bags ( 25kg ) of millet and 3 , 200 bags ( 25kgs) of beans .
The statement said the food items, which are expected to feed IDPs residing in camps across Maiduguri for a period of one month , were presented by North East zonal coordinator of NEMA , Mohammed Kanar and was received by the deputy governor , Alh. Usman Durkwa, on behalf of the Borno State Government .
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