Resurgent militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger “to levels never seen before,” with thousands facing “famine-like conditions,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are “projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season,” which stretches from May to September, the UN agency said in a statement.
In Borno state, the epicenter of the 16-year-long militants insurgency, around 15,000 people “are projected to reach catastrophic hunger … which are famine-like conditions,” WFP said in a statement.
AFP
