UN Wants Nigeria to Protect Civilians Better After 90 Die in Attacks
- At least 50 people killed in community clashes in Kaduna
- Attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants persist in northeast
Men take part in the burial prayer for one of the farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in Kalle, a remote village 17 kilometers outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria, on Oct. 20, 2018.
Photographer: Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
The United Nations is concerned about rising sectarian violence in parts of northern Nigeria, its resident coordinator in the West African country said, citing attacks in the past week in which more than 90 people were killed.
The incidents include clashes between rival communities near the northern city of Kaduna in which at least 50 people were killed and an attack by Boko Haram Islamist militants on civilians in the country’s northeast that left about 40 people dead, UN resident coordinator Edward Kallon said Tuesday in an emailed statement.