IDPs’ camp. PHOTO: hrw.org
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has deplored the attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on a convoy conveying trucks of foods to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maula, Borno State.In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, he feared that the development might negatively impact on life-saving supplies to vulnerable people in the North East.
The ambush, according to him, was by a non-state armed group that occurred along the 55-kilometre Dikwa-Gamboru road.The statement reads: “Last Saturday’s attack on our convoy resulted in the reported loss of at least four civilian lives as well as the destruction of basic aid items initially destined to alleviate the suffering of thousands of women, children and men.
“Violence against convoys carrying humanitarian aid is unacceptable and can result in concerning limitations in our ability to provide life-saving relief to those who need it the most.
UN deplores attack on relief materials suppliers in Borno
