UN Condemns Abductions of Girls, Women, Boys in Borno State
Daily Rendezvous The United Nations has condemned the reported abductions of Internally Displaced Persons, mostly girls, women and boys in Ngala local government area of Borno state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Malick Fal. The state reads, "The United Nations strongly condemns the reported abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. XThe exact number of people abducted remains unknown but is estimated at over 200 people." The UN said, "On 29 February, members of a non-state armed group (NSAG) allegedly abducted the IDPs who had reportedly ventured beyond the safety of the trenches surrounding Ngala - from the ISS, Zulum, Kaigama, and Arabic IDP camps - in search of firewood. While an unspecified number of older women and children under 10 have reportedly been released, scores of IDPs remain un...