Over 1.2 lakh people at risk of starvation in Nigeria: UN
Over 1.2 lakh Nigerians, mostly children, are at risk of starving to death next year due to the Boko Haram insurgency, the UN reported. Fighting has displaced over 20 lakh people, destroyed crops and created isolated communities, it added. The report further said 200 children will die every day over the next year if emergency measures are not taken.