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Nigeria lifts UNICEF suspension hours after accusing staff of spying for Islamists
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 14, 2018 / 10:49 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Nigeria lifts UNICEF suspension hours after accusing staff of spying for Islamists
Ola Lanre, Kolawole Adewale
3 MIN READ
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country, hours after it was imposed amid accusations that UNICEF staff spied for Islamist militants in the restive region.
Nigeria’s northeast has been torn apart by a decade-long insurgency by Boko Haram and its splinter group Islamic State West Africa, in which more than 30,000 people have been killed and many more driven from their homes. With millions displaced, the northeast is largely dependent on international aid.
Earlier on Friday, the Nigerian military said UNICEF had been training people to sabotage troops’ counter-insurgency efforts by uncovering alleged human rights abuses by the military.
In its statement, the Nigerian military said UNICEF staff “train and deploy spies who support the insurgents and their sympathizers”.
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Nigeria lifts UNICEF suspension hours after accusing staff of spying for Islamists
Ola Lanre, Kolawole Adewale
3 MIN READ
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The Nigerian military on Friday lifted a suspension of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund activities in the northeast of the country, hours after it was imposed amid accusations that UNICEF staff spied for Islamist militants in the restive region.
Nigeria’s northeast has been torn apart by a decade-long insurgency by Boko Haram and its splinter group Islamic State West Africa, in which more than 30,000 people have been killed and many more driven from their homes. With millions displaced, the northeast is largely dependent on international aid.
Earlier on Friday, the Nigerian military said UNICEF had been training people to sabotage troops’ counter-insurgency efforts by uncovering alleged human rights abuses by the military.
In its statement, the Nigerian military said UNICEF staff “train and deploy spies who support the insurgents and their sympathizers”.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security-unicef/nigeria-lifts-unicef-suspension-hours-after-accusing-staff-of-spying-for-islamists-idUSKBN1OD20G