Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
The UN said Sunday it was appalled by the killing of dozens of civilians in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists.<\/p>\n
Edward Kallon, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, in a statement described the attacks on civilians in the town of Monguno and a village in Ngazai district, both in Borno state, as horrific.<\/p>\n
He said a four-year-old girl was among those killed in the attack on Monguno, where UN and other aid workers are based, while at least 37 people were wounded.<\/p>\n
“I am deeply saddened by the news that many civilians, including an innocent child, lost their lives in these horrific attacks,” Kallon said.<\/p>\n
He said information shows the terrorists targeted Monguno for nearly two hours on Saturday afternoon. A military base is located about a mile away.<\/p>\n
He said he was relieved that all UN staff were safe although the terrorists destroyed part of their base and burnt around a dozen vehicles parked in front of the facility.<\/p>\n
There are 25 international and local humanitarian organizations providing aid to more than 15,000 civilians displaced from their homes by more than a decade of terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in the region.<\/p>\n
More than 30,000 people have been killed and nearly 3 million displaced in a decade of Boko Haram terror activities in the country, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa Press-Nigeria: The UN said Sunday it was appalled by the killing of dozens of civilians in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists. Edward Kallon, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, in a statement described the attacks on civilians in the town of Monguno and a village in Ngazai district, both in Borno state, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":20673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[45,332],"class_list":["post-26282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-boko-haram","tag-un"],"yoast_head":"\n