UN condemns attacks on Borno humanitarian facility

By : Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri

Date: 21 January 2020 5:13am WAT

People pack the rest of their belongings following an attack, at the Sajeri village, on the outskirts of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on January 8, 2019. - Fighters of the Islamic State group-backed Boko Haram and loyal to the factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked Sajeri village on the outskirts of the Nigerian city Maiduguri, killing three people. At the same time, militants aligned to Boko Haram faction attacked a military facility in Auno, some 23 kilometres (15 miles) south of the city. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)

United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon has condemned the destruction of humanitarian ‘accommodation and logistics’ by non-state armed group at Ngala in Borno state.

Terrorists have severally attacked Ngala Community, which borders Nigeria with Cameroon and recently blew up Gambouru Bridge.

In a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, he lamented Saturday’s attacks, saying, “I am outraged by the extremely violent attack on this key humanitarian facility.”

He explained that the damaged humanitarian hub accommodates five UN staff members as at the time of the incident, adding that the UN hub at Ngala was the direct target of a complex assault by heavily armed operatives of non-state armed groups.