The United Nations and the European Union have expressed concerns over incessant attacks on humanitarian workers in the North-east.
The UN resident and humanitarian in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, expressed the concerns during a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
“Today, we are here to send a joint message. We are extremely worried about the challenges faced by civilians and aid workers in the North Eastern States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe,” Mr Kallon said.
According to him, “there have been an upsurge in violent attacks from non-state armed groups and an increasing trend of illegal checkpoints on major supply and commercial routes directly targeting civilians, authorities and aid workers in Borno State.”
He asked the government to explore a political solution to the problem in the region.
”The first thing I want to establish is that crisis in North-east Nigeria has a regional dimension, so there must be dialogue among the regional actors by talking to States around Nigeria: Chad and Cameroon which President Buhari has been doing and continue to do. This remains extremely critical in finding the solution to this crisis,” he said.
