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UN decries growing insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West
The United Nations has expressed concern over the insecurity in the North-West part of the country.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, who addressed journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State, urged the Federal Government to address the growing number of out-of-school children in the region.
The UN official noted that many children in the region are suffering from malnutrition.
“Indeed, the North-West is of major concern to us due to insecurity,” Schmale said.
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He assured that the UN would provide support to state governments in the region on insecurity, nutrition and education for children.
Hundreds of people had been killed and about two million others had been displaced by bandits in the last three years in the North-West.
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