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Nigeria: Attack on civilians and aid workers

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Women and girls staying at the reception centre in GSSSS IDP Camp in Bama town, Borno State, Nigeria, 13 September 2019. © OCHA/Leni Kinzli

Many civilians were reportedly executed and many others abducted by armed groups yesterday in northern Borno State in Nigeria and on the Damaturu-Biu road, linking Yobe and Borno states.

The UN and humanitarian partners condemned the violent incidents and urged the Nigerian authorities to do their utmost to prevent further violence and brutality and to protect the civilian population, including aid workers.

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