Nigeria's Boko Haram Caused $9 Billion in Damage Since 2011
A mother sits mourning the death of her husband after Boko Haram attacks at Dalori village on the outskirts of Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria on January 31, 2016.
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The Boko Haram insurgency has caused $9 billion of damage in six northern Nigerian states since 2011, according to the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
At least $6 billion is needed for “immediate and near-term stabilization,” Osinbajo’s office said in an e-mailed statement on Monday, citing the Nigeria Recovery and Peace Building Assessment report. The World Bank, European Union and United Nations helped draft the study.