Kano, Nigeria, Jan 20, 2020 – Heavily armed jihadists have carried out an “extremely violent” attack on a vital aid facility housing United Nations workers in northeast Nigeria, the UN said Monday. The attack is the latest to target humanitarian organisations trying to tackle the vast humanitarian crisis caused by the decade-long jihadist insurgency in northeast Nigeria. An aid worker said the attackers fired anti-aircraft machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they engaged soldiers in battle. A second aid worker said the jihadists “looted and burned stores and carted away food, medicines and other essential consumables”. The conflict in northeast Nigeria has killed 35,000 people and displaced around two million from their homes.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 20, 2020 17:15 UTC