United Nations has suspended its
humanitarian assistance mission in the North East epicenter of Boko Haram
terrorism following a bloody attack on humanitarian convoy by the Boko Haram
insurgents, which left several officials of aid groups seriously wounded.
The suspension will be in place
pending the review of the security situation in the Northeast.
A statement issued by the UN reacting to the
attack said,on Thursday that unknown
assailants attacked a humanitarian convoy that included staff from UNICEF,
UNFPA and IOM.
The convoy was traveling from Bama to Maiduguri
in Borno State, Nigeria, returning from delivering desperately needed
humanitarian assistance.
“UNICEF can confirm that a UNICEF employee and
an IOM contractor were injured in the attack and are being treated at a local
hospital.
“ All other UNICEF, IOM and UNFPA
staff are safe.
“The convoy was in a remote area of
northeastern Nigeria, where protracted conflict has caused extreme suffering
and has triggered a severe malnutrition crisis.
“This was not only an attack on humanitarian
workers. It is an attack on the people who most need the assistance and aid
that these workers were bringing.
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