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Over the last year, Boko Haram insurgents have committed widespread human rights abuses
across north east Nigeria. These have included bombings, killings, abductions and
sexual violence, and have resulted in more than 4000 deaths and over 900 kidnaps.
Furthermore the UN estimates that the insurgency has led to over 1.5 million people
being displaced. To assist the Nigerian authorities in their fight against Boko Haram,
we are providing a substantial package of UK military, intelligence and development
support. This includes training and advice to Nigerian units deploying against Boko
Haram, as well as intelligence support with the Intelligence Fusion Cell in Abuja
and assistance to the Nigerians in bringing increased development and prosperity to
the North East. We are working closely with international partners supporting their
assistance to the large numbers of people displaced by the conflict in the North East.
The UK’s contribution to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the European
Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) programmes to
Nigeria in 2014 is £1.7million. The Department for International Development has provided
£1million to support the Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance in the North
East of Nigeria.
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