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Crisis Severity0 Very lowVery high 5
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Impact0 Very lowVery high 5
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Humanitarian Conditions0 Very lowVery high 5
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Complexity0 Very lowVery high 5
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Access ConstraintsNo constraintsExtreme constraints
Key figures
Overview
16/03/2020
In the northeast, the Boko Haram insurgency has affected more than 13 million people, and more than six million are in need.? After more than 10 years of conflict, the group continues to carry out high-profile attacks against the military and civilians in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states. In 2019, a resurgence and escalation of the Boko Haram crisis was witnessed across northeastern Nigeria. About 800,000 people in the affected area are entirely inaccessible.?
Violence in the northeast has caused massive displacement and at the same time restricted movement: it has disrupted food supplies, hindered access to basic services, and limited agricultural activities.?Food security, nutrition, WASH and protection assistance continue to be priority needs. INFORM measures Nigeria's risk of humanitarian crisis and disaster to be very high, at 6.9/10.?
Read more about the Boko Haram regional crisis in the ACAPS Humanitarian Perspectives 2019/2020 Report.
Latest Developments
28/05/2020
Fire burnt through the Muna Albadawy IDP camp in Borno state on 23 May. The fire killed one person, destroyed about 622 tents, and left around 3,576 IDPs homeless. Water sources for the 9,678 IDPs living in the camp were destroyed.?This is the 17th and biggest fire recorded in IDP camps across Borno in 2020, raising concerns of congestion and fire hazards for the 16 IDP camps located in Maiduguri, and the other 16 camps scattered across Local Government Areas in the state.
ACAPS' team is daily monitoring the impact of COVID-19. Find more information related to the outbreak here.
Humanitarian Access
16/03/2020
High Constraints
Humanitarian access in northeast Nigeria, affected by the Boko Haram conflict, remains challenging due to the volatile security situation, particularly in Borno state. Access to populations is limited to territories under control of the Nigerian army. Attacks against humanitarian workers and facilities remain a threat in the northeast.
Read more in the latest ACAPS Humanitarian Access Overview.
Information Gaps and Needs
02/12/2019
- There is a lack of information on the inaccesible areas in northeast Nigeria.
