The UN agency stated that 288 of the houses were under construction, while work on the remaining 12 had not stated. The United Nations Development Programme has begun the construction of 300 housing units for internally displaced persons in Borno, the agency said in its fact-sheet.The prospective beneficiaries are victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in the state.The data made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Thursday show that the projects are in Ngwom community in Mafa Local Government Area.The UN agency stated that 288 of the houses were under construction, while work on the remaining 12 had not stated.The agency also stated that it constructed a clinic, 288 market stalls, 20 shops, as well as six classrooms, one administrative block and a store at the primary school in the community.It stated that the clinic would be equipped by the World Health Organisation (WHO).The agency said it had also distributed 210 bags of assorted fertilisers, 105 knapsack sprayers and 120 goats to farmers in the community.
