FG seeks end to attacks on aid workers

The Federal Government, on Monday, raised concerns over the increasing number of attacks on humanitarian workers across Nigeria thereby calling for urgent measures to protect those working in conflict zones.
The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Tijani Ahmed disclosed this in in Abuja at a press conference to mark World Humanitarian Day 2024.
According to him, since 2020, there have been no fewer than 49 reported incidents involving 79 aid workers, with cases ranging from kidnappings and ambushes to fatalities, Ahmed said.
He recalled the killing of an aid worker from Médecins du Monde, the wounding of a UN pilot, and a violent attack on the United Nations Aid Facility in Borno State, which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 Internally Displaced Persons and forced aid workers to flee.