Alc Pan-african Radio

Since 2009, violent attacks by the militant group Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (commonly known as Boko Haram) has not only disrupted socio-economic and political activities in North East Nigeria but has led to forced displacement, the death and abduction of thousands of people and destruction of livelihoods. This caused a large scale humanitarian crisis in the North East region of Nigeria. Out of the 13 million people living in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, 7 million are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Among them, close to 2 million are internally displaced while close to 1 million are living in areas that are hard to reach by the humanitarian agencies because of insecurity. What the communities in North East Nigeria are demanding is eradication of Boko Haram and an effective response to the humanitarian crisis. After President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power in May 2015, the Nigerian military response recorded some success against the insurgents. For example, most of the territ