{"id":329515,"date":"2017-06-19T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T11:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=329515"},"modified":"2017-06-19T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T11:21:28","slug":"half-nigeria-food-aid-for-boko-haram-victims-not-delivered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/half-nigeria-food-aid-for-boko-haram-victims-not-delivered\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Half’ Nigeria food aid for Boko Haram victims not delivered"},"content":{"rendered":"
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been delivered, the government says.<\/p>\n
It described it as a “diversion of relief materials”, which correspondents say is a euphemism for theft.<\/p>\n
A statement from the acting president’s office added that security was being beefed up to protect the deliveries.<\/p>\n
As a result of Boko Haram violence some 8.5 million Nigerians in the north-east need life-saving aid, officials say.<\/p>\n
Last week, Nigeria apologised to Saudi Arabia after 200 tonnes of dates the kingdom sent as a Ramadan gift were found on sale in local markets.<\/p>\n
Poor rains have exacerbated a problem caused by fighting with Boko Haram Islamist militants, which has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n
People in north-east Nigeria are also facing a possible famine, the UN said in March.<\/p>\n