Famine may have killed 2,000 people in parts of Nigeria cut off from aid by Boko Haram: analysts
More than 2,000 people may have died of famine this year in parts of northeast Nigeria which cannot be reached by aid agencies due to an insurgency by Islamic militant group Boko Haram, hunger experts said on Tuesday. The deaths occurred in the town of Bama in Nigeria's Borno state, the jihadists&039; former stronghold, a report by the U.S.-based Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) said. While food aid is staving off famine for people uprooted by conflict who can be reached, the outlook is bleak for those in parts of the northeast cut off from help, according to FEWS NET.
