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Insecurity, Rape hit Dadaab camps

The residents of Dadaab refugee camps, particularly those in Ifo 2 camp, have taken to the streets this week demanding improved protection from the Government of Kenya and the U.N’s Higher Commission for Refugees.

 Some of the residents contacted told The Somali Homeland that they face constant threat of rape, extortion and torture.

 The rapists, as the refugees said, have attacked at night, targeting women including elderly women, women who recently delivered babies and girls as young as eight without any discrimination.

 In a related incident, four bandits attacked Dagahaley camp yesterday at an early evening, three of which were captured alive and one killed in faceoff with the police.

 Ifo 2 was created in 2007 but opened for settlement in 2011 to accommodate the influx of refugees escaping from famine and the escalation of war between the rebel militia Alshabab and the Somali National Army with support from the Amisom Forces.

 The camp lacks adequate police presence and most crimes go unpunished.