Budumburam Camp To Be Demolished Today.
Budumburam camp to be demolished today 30th September 2021 amidst the cries of some refugees at the camp. The Budumburam Camp became the home of Liberian refugees after it was opened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 1990. It was initially home to some 12,000 refugees. It also houses refugees from Sierra Leone who fled their country’s civil war between 1991 and 2002. The decision for the demolition of the camp came about as a result of the complaints raised by the chiefs and people within the locality as to the area or the camp now been the hideouts and home to criminals. The District Chief Executive for Gomoa East, Solomon Darko Quarm said t he demolition exercise is set to target only portions of the camp which is alleged to be harboring most criminals.