United Nations warns that humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram is worsening

Source: The Jakarta Post

United Nations humanitarian chief, Stephen O'Brien has warned that the humanitarian crisis caused by terrorist group Boko Haram's "violent and inhuman campaign" in northeast Nigeria and parts of Cameroon, Chad and Niger is worsening, leaving more than 10.7 million people in need of aid. 

O'Brien on Thursday told the UN Security Council that although Boko Haram has lost much of the territory it once controlled as a result of military operations in the region, though its raids and suicide bombings targeting civilians are still causing widespread death and destruction.

He noted that the crisis has grown "in dramatic fashion" over the past 12 months.

Associated Press