As of March 2021, there were over ** thousand refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria. Roughly half of them were aged between 18 and 59 years, representing the most numerous group. Moreover, children aged **** to 11 years old added up to ** thousand. Among the different countries of origin of refugees in Nigeria, Cameroon is the most common. Cameroonians flee from violence ongoing between security forces and armed groups to their neighboring country Nigeria.
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UNHCR. (April 14, 2021). Number of refugees and asylum seekers in Nigeria as of March 2021, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1232630/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-nigeria-by-age/
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