The call was made via a letter to President Tinubu by the president of the Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon (NRC), Mr. Luka Isaac, who claimed that the refugees cannot return to their communities, because of the continuous occupation of ancestral homes by the Boko Haram terrorists since 2013.

According to Isaac, the refugees comprising mainly women and children, are from Gwoza East of the local council, comprising 21 communities that included Arganjara, Agapalawa, Amuda, and 15 other villages in the border areas with Cameroon.

The refugees also pleaded with the Federal Government and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to pay adequate compensations to them, as well as the general damages of their property in Gwoza local council.