At a press conference in Geneva, Spokesperson for the UNHCR, Babar Baloch said “in northeastern Nigeria, some 230 people were killed by IEDs and more than 300 injured in 2019. According to Baloch, since the beginning of 2020, there has been a growing number of fatal incidents involving forcibly displaced populations. Mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and more frequent use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are resulting in a growing threat to host populations, refugees and IDPs. “In Niger’s Diffa region, two vans ran over explosive devices near the town of Bosso, in two separate incidents in February and March. “The explosions killed four people including three high school students and many others injured, including a 10-month-old baby.”NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 02, 2020 17:37 UTC