Nigeria: Borno - UN Raises Alarm Over Plan Abduction of Humanitarian Workers By Terrorists

25 October 2022
Leadership (Abuja)

The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) on Tuesday raised alarm over plans by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists to abduct humanitarian workers in Banki in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to an advisory information release by the UNDSS, it noted that it has a course to believe that the insurgents has perfected plans to abduct humanitarian workers.

However, it said no specific time was revealed.

"As a mitigation measures the UNDSS FSA has alerted all Heads of Agencies (HoAs) and Security Focal Persons (SFP) on the impending threat.

"It also advised them to ensure that staff vulnerability should be avoided and to also reduce the level of exposure of any kind,"the UNDSS said.

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