Thousands of others have died as a
result of clashes between the military and Boko Haram. The terrorist
group has kidnapped thousands, including nearly 300 girls from Chibok
in April 2014. The whereabouts of almost 200 of the girls remains
unknown. Countries in the Lake Chad basin are experiencing what U.N. officials
and aid workers have called a forgotten crisis as a result of the
terrorist group's activities. Nearly 2 million people have been
displaced in Nigeria alone. Two hundred thousand Nigerians have fled
across borders as refugees. Eight-and-a-half million people in
northeast Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly 2
million people are estimated to be at risk for starvation.
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