UN condemns Baga killings, promises to help victims

The United Nations has promised to assist the Nigerian Government and all affected neighbouring states in bringing an end to insurgency and violence.
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Monday in New York by UN spokesman, Stephane DuJarric.
In the statement, Ban was quoted as saying that UN would assist to alleviate the suffering of civilians with all available means and resources.
He condemned the killing of hundreds of civilians by the insurgents around the town of Baga, Borno, near Nigeria’s border with Chad, in the past week.
The situation in Nigeria and the region, Ban said, remained at the top of his agenda.
“Only yesterday, it was reported that a 10-year old girl was used to detonate a bomb at a market in Maiduguri, killing no fewer than 19 people,” he said.
The Secretary-General condemned this depraved act at the hands of Boko Haram terrorists