UN Says Tens of Thousands Flee Extremists Attacks in Nigeria

The scene at Sajeri village, in Borno state, after an attack by Boko Haram, on Jan. 8.Photographer: Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Nations expressed “grave concern” about an upsurge of violence in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, which has been ravaged by Islamist group Boko Haram’s insurgency.

Clashes in late December between government forces and “non-state armed groups” forced more than 30,000 people to flee to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, the UN said in a statement on Wednesday.