Children who escaped Boko Haram's Islamic insurgency now are dying of starvation in refugee camps in northeastern Nigeria's largest city as the government investigates the theft of food aid by officials.
Irish rockstar, Paul Hewson, popularly known for with his stage name, Bono, has committed to the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Borno State.
The United Nations has applauded the improvement in the conditions of internally displaced persons, IDPs, in Bama, Borno State, saying 15,000 people are provided with food by the World Food Programme while a clinic has been opened to provide care for the sick. Also classes have been set up for school children.
Following Thursday’s attack by Boko Haram, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, has suspended its humanitarian assistance to Borno state pending a security review.
The Nigerian army has rescued the wife and daughter of the Shehu of Bama, Umar Ibn Kyari El-Kanemi, who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists about two years ago when the town was captured.
