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UN Aid Deliveries in Northern Nigeria Halted Following Attack on Convoy

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The United Nations temporarily suspended humanitarian deliveries in northern Nigeria.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Nations temporarily suspended humanitarian deliveries in northern Nigeria after an attack on an aid convoy that left two people injured, the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement.

"The United Nations has temporarily suspended humanitarian assistance missions pending review of the security situation," the Thursday statement says.

The attack on the convoy was carried out on Thursday by "unknown assailants," according to the United Nations. The convoy was carrying humanitarian aid from Bama to Maiduguri in Nigeria’s northern Borno state.

Displaced children L) watching, as malnurished and sick children are being taken away in an ambulance for treatment in Bama's camp for internally displaced people (IDP), in the outskirts of Maiduguri capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria (File) - Sputnik International
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The two people injured in the attack include one UNICEF employee and a contractor of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNICEF confirmed on Thursday.

Scores of people in Nigeria’s Borno state have been held hostage by the Boko Haram militant group, which partly controls the region.

Boko Haram has been active in northeastern Nigeria since 2009. The conflict between the militants and the government has forced farmers off their land and has led to the shutting down of major production facilities.

Earlier this week, the Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) humanitarian group called for providing emergency aid to over 500,000 people in northeastern Nigeria living in catastrophic conditions and suffering from malnourishment.

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