After male security officials were accused of sexually abusing women at Internally Displaced Persons  (IDPs) camp, about 100 female police officers have been deployed to refugee camps in Borno state.


Borno police chief Damian Chukwu said the move was intended to boost the confidence of thousands of women and girls at the camps.

"We feel that the victims might not want to talk freely to men, but they will be encouraged to open up to women policemen if the allegation is true."