The latest wave of Boko Haram’s “ruthless attacks” in Northeastern Nigeria has sent 11,320 people fleeing into Chad in a matter of days, the UN said.
Militants from the Takfiri group stormed the town of Baga on January 3, and subsequently razed it and at least 16 surrounding settlements, AFP reported Tuesday.
Aid workers fear the attack could have been the worst massacre since Boko Haram’s insurgency began in 2009.
Some 20,000 people are said to have fled their homes in the area, and some 11,320 people have arrived in neighboring Chad alone, according to the UN refugee agency.
