United Nation Dismayed by the Boko Haram Killing of 2000 people in Baga Borno Nigeria

The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations has expressed outrage at attacks last week in the northeastern Nigerian town of Baga near the border with Chad that reportedly massacred over 200 people.


“The Secretary-General is appalled about reports of hundreds of civilians killed around the town of Baga,” his office said late yesterday in an e-mailed statement. The UN is “ready to assist the Nigerian government and all affected neighboring states in bringing an end to the violence and to alleviate the suffering of civilians with all available means and resources.”

Ban issued the statement after a series of attacks by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram in the past 10 days. The violence in Nigeria is “at the top” of his agenda, according to the statement.

Credit:Bloomberg