Thousands of people have fled their homes in the northern Sahel region over the weekend of 9 October, as movements of non-state armed groups (NSAG) were reported in the region.Early estimates noted some 909 internally displaced persons (IDPs), including a majority of women and children, arrived in Dori, capital of the Sahel region, from Makoye and Oursi in Oudalan province; 905 IDPsarrived in Djibo, the provincial seat of Soum province and largest IDP concentration area in the western part of the Sahel region; and 433 persons arrived in Sebba, coming from the Mansila area.