Over 7,000 Nigerian refugees flee to Chad

About 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the
neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following
violence in Borno State, according to the United
Nations at the weekend..
Citing the UN Refugee Agency, UN deputy
spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said that the newly
arrived refugees in Chad were staying with local
communities in villages about 450 km northwest of
the Chadian capital of N’Djamena, according to a
Xinhua report.
Boko Haram militants seized the Baga military base
and several nearby locations in the state on
January 3, forcing residents to flee to neighbouring
countries.
UN Refugee Agency teams in Chad were at the
border and were seeking more information on the
newly arrived refugees and their needs, Haq said,
noting the number of refugees from Nigeria in Chad
has crossed 10,000.
The Chadian government has requested the
assistance of aid agencies to help the refugees.
The conflict in the Northeast has led to the exodus
of 135,000 people and at least 850,000 people
were displaced within Nigeria, the UN said.