Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Taraba are most affected by humanitarian crisis
13 December 2019 |
2:46 pm
The crisis in north-east Nigeria is one of the most severe in the world today. Across the six affected states of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Taraba, 10.2 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2018, of whom 52 per cent are women and girls, and 48 per cent are men and boys.
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