Maiduguri – Boko Haram violence has forced more than 6 000 people in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno to flee their homes within the last week, the country’s main relief agency said on Wednesday.
The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) said it had registered 6 227 internally displaced people (IDP) in the state capital, Maiduguri, as of Wednesday.
“Most of them came in the last four days, following the escalation of the crisis and threats,” said Nema spokesperson for the northeast Abdulkadir Ibrahim.
Among those who have fled their homes to Maiduguri were people from the remote Gwoza district of Borno, where last week militant fighters stormed at least four villages, killing hundreds.
But the total number of IDPs is expected to be higher, as others escaped to neighbouring Adamawa state or across the border into Cameroon…
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