Thousands of Nigerian refugees flee Boko Haram attacks

Credits: Clément Kolopp: camera, Walter Kigali: editor, Vania Turner: producer, editor   |  12 February 2019

Thousands of Nigerian refugees flee Boko Haram attacks

Over 35,000 men, women and children from the Nigerian town of Rann have fled attacks from Boko Haram to Cameroon's north. UNHCR teams are on hand to help newly displaced families, but their needs are massive. 

See also: Nigerian refugees struggle in aftermath of Boko Haram attacks

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