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Nigerians Urge Rapid Return to Cropland to Prevent Refugee Crisis
In Lagos and across Nigeria displaced Ibos are urged to return to their villages before the April rains to plant yams. Officials warn failure could extend refugee relief for 20 months and trigger a Palestinian-like crisis as camps swell from 600,000. Yam seeds and cultivation efforts by relief agencies aim to restart farming in war-affected regions.
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