HIGHLIGHTS
Boko Haram attacks increase significantly across Lake Chad basin
New Nigerian president tasks military with defeating Boko Haram in three-months
Nearly 1.4 million people remain displaced in northeastern Nigeria
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Ongoing Boko Haram attacks continue to displace populations in northeastern Nigeria and neighboring countries. As of June, nearly 1.4 million people in Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe states remained internally displaced, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports.
On August 13, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced a three-month deadline to end Boko Haram’s insurgency in Nigeria. The order—issued during the oath ceremony for his newly appointed military chiefs—called on Government of Nigeria (GoN) military forces to coordinate with counterparts in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger and to uphold the principles of international law during counter-insurgency operations.
The Nigeria Humanitarian Country Team (HCT)—comprising UN, international organization, and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives—recently released a 90-day plan, based on the 2015 Strategic Response Plan (SRP) for Nigeria, to increase humanitarian efforts across seven response sectors in northeastern Nigeria. Although spanning only the period of June‒August, the $30.2 million plan is envisioned as the first phase of an ongoing plan and will guide subsequent iterations.