According to a Rotary report, a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated from Boko Haram militants was confirmed as the latest case.
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He said Boko Haram had confidence in his objectivity as an investigative journalist, having previously interviewed Mohammed Yusuf, the founding leader of Boko Haram. All are in northeastern Borno state, where WHO says more than half of the health facilities are not functioning because of the fighting. Children who escaped Boko Haram are dying of starvation and malnutrition in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps the spread across Northern Nigeria and in the northeast, where the government is investigating the alleged diversion and theft of food aid meant for refugees.
Nigeria has once again been re-united with Pakistan and Afghanistan that are still with the polio scourge.
The West African nation that once was the global epicenter of the wild polio virus had been declared polio-free a year ago, along with the African continent.
But the U.N. Children’s Fund has warned that about 1 million children are in areas too unsafe to access. Federal Government has concluded plans to immunise over 35 million children across the country before the end of this year.
A source at the Airport told Channels Television that Nigeria secret police officials, who arrested him were aware of his arrival from Dubai through the passengers’ manifest usually sent by airlines to their destinations.
Nigerian government and global partners have vaccinated almost two million children in the state in the past few days, with the help of the military and other aid from the U.S.
They also believed that Boko Haram was better armed and equipped, complained that their officers were stealing parts of their salaries and allowances.
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