UN suspends aid in Nigeria's Borno state after attack on convoy
UNITED NATIONS- The United Nations has temporarily suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, the former stronghold of jihadists Boko Haram, after a humanitarian convoy was attacked, the UN children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday.
UNICEF said in a statement that unknown assailants attacked the convoy on Thursday as it returned to Maiduguri from delivering aid in Bama, injuring a UNICEF employee and an International Organization for Migration contractor.
"The United Nations has temporarily suspended humanitarian assistance missions pending review of the security situation," it said.
