Nigeria + 1 more

Millions of Nigerians face hunger in wasteland recaptured from fighters

Format
News and Press Release
Source
Posted
Originally published
Origin
View original

by Reuters
Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:34 GMT

Instead of bringing a joyous end to the conflict, the victories against Boko Haram have revealed communities gripped by hunger

By Alexis Akwagyiram

BANKI, Nigeria, May 3 (Reuters) - When he heard that the Nigerian army had declared his family's home town of Banki free from Boko Haram militants and safe to return, Bukar Abdulkadir did all he could to bring his family back to the place they had fled three years ago.

Read more on the Thomson Reuters Foundation

Reuters - Thomson Reuters Foundation
For more humanitarian news and analysis, please visit https://www.trust.org/alertnet