Hundreds of thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, trapped between Boko Haram insurgents and counter-insurgency operations that have left many without food or work, Doctors Without Borders said. "There are hundreds of thousands of people who are not accessible today for humanitarian assistance," he told Reuters. Around 800,000 displaced people - mainly women, children and elderly - live near the state capital Maiduguri, about a quarter of them in camps, MSF says. Read: Power, sex and slaves: Nigeria battles beliefs of Boko Haram bridesAlso read: Nigeria's talks with Boko Haram over Chibok girls could lead to peace - mediatorBoko Haram has killed around 15,000 people and forced more than two million from their homes during a seven-year insurgency. Access has improved somewhat in Borno in the last six months after reports of people dying from malnutrition, Jochum said.

Source: The Star March 11, 2017 10:45 UTC