The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that more than 81,000 Nigerians are presently in need of assistance while 73 persons have been killed in fresh communal
clashes, suspected to be linked to herders and farmers in Adamawa State.
The UN report published on Tuesday and obtained by our correspondent said “urgent help and measures were needed to reach out to the population.” “Nearly 1,200 people were displaced by the clashes. The displaced populations are temporarily staying in school facilities, while the state government is establishing a camp to house them. The State Emergency Agency started delivering food assistance to the displaced on Sunday.
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