The United Nations has temporarily suspend aid
deliveries in Borno state, the former stronghold of Boko Haram due to an attack on its convoy by unknown gunmen.
The convoy returned to
Borno's capital Maiduguri after delivering aid in Bama, injuring
a U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) employee and an International
Organization for Migration contractor, according to UNICEF.
"For now, movement of U.N. personnel outside Maiduguri is
suspended for three days while the incident is investigated, UNICEF's regional director, Manuel
Fontaine said
Meanwhile the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday called for
calm as the United Nation’s made its announcement.
Saraki in a statement by his Media Office,
condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms, stating that it
was unacceptable to endanger the lives of aid workers, who were only
trying to assuage the situation in the North East.
“This
unfortunate situation has led to the United Nation’s temporarily
suspending its rehabilitation-related aid deliveries to parts of the
North East,” the Senate President said, while adding that “this is a
major cause for concern.
Saraki further called on the UN to resume its activities in North East
as soon as possible, while reassuring Nigerians and the international
community that the Senate would fast-track the passage of the North East
Development Commission (NEDC) Bill, which aims to create a legislative
framework and multi-state platform for the coordination of relief and
donations to the zone
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