The depiction of Bama in Borno State is that of a town where so many have died of starvation and acute malnutrition. This gory tale has brought both national and global attention to the town. Michael Olugbode who visited the town, reports that the situation has drastically improved.
When a non-governmental organisation, Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) reported a "catastrophic humanitarian emergency" on 22 June 2016 in a camp for refugees fleeing from Boko Haram near the town of Bama, the world could not but shake. The news of the NGO that starvation and illness mainly from malnutrition and diarrhoea have claimed the lives of 188 persons (almost six per day) between 23 May 2016 and 22 June 2016, was pathetic and got every notable humanitarian organisation working to arrest the ugly tide.
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