Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- The Benue State Government has said it spent more than N160 million treating internally displaced persons (IDPs) for snakebites between March and September, as displaced families continue to raise concerns about food shortages and access to healthcare in their camps.

James Iorpuu, the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), disclosed the expenditure to journalists on Friday while responding to complaints about the welfare of displaced people.

He said the agency had arranged for IDPs to receive treatment at the Benue University Teaching Hospital in Makurdi amid inadequate support from humanitarian partners.

"Through this arrangement, this agency has spent more than N160 million on h...