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From Anadolu Agency
The UN humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, Antonio Jose Canhandula said in a statement that the murder of four and kidnapping of two aid workers by the terror group on the northeastern Borno and Yobe state highway over the weekend further exacerbated violence that has gone on for over a decade in the West African country.
"It is urgent for the Nigerian authorities to do their utmost to prevent further violence and brutality, and to protect the civilian population, including aid workers," the UN special envoy said.
Four aid workers were killed and two others kidnapped by Boko Haram on Sunday on the Maiduguri-Monguno highway in Borno state. Also, about seven people including humanitarian workers and civilians were killed on Damaturu-Biu road in Yobe State by the terrorists.
From Minneapolis Star Tribune
Armed groups in northern Nigeria reportedly executed many civilians and abducted many others in a state where Boko Haram is active, the United Nations said Tuesday.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters the executions and abductions happened Monday in northern Borno state on the Damaturu-Biu road linking Yobe and Borno states. He gave no other details.
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