The United Nations has strongly condemned the abduction on Sunday of internally displaced persons,, IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in Borno State.
The insurgents attacked three IDP camps in Ngala town, the headquarters of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area at the border of Cameroon where the terrorists are most active.
The exact number of people abducted remains unknown but has been estimated at over 200 people.
In a statement, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Fall, sympathised with the families of the victims, as he urged the government to improve living standards at the camp to prevent future attacks.
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He said more than two million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States have fled to garrison towns where they have few, if any, livelihood options.
He added that those who venture beyond the protective trenches surrounding these towns to forage or farm do so at great peril, with killings, abductions, forced recruitment and sexual and gender-based violence, GBV, being rampant.
Mr. Fall also added that coming just days to the commemoration of International Women’s Day, the incident is a stark reminder that women and girls are among those most affected by conflict.
There is a high prevalence of GBV against women and adolescent girls, while boys are targeted for recruitment by NSAGs.
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