{"id":6940,"date":"2019-01-14T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/6940-over-30-000-flee-boko-haram-violence-in-northern-nigeria-un\/"},"modified":"2019-01-14T15:51:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T15:51:49","slug":"over-30-000-flee-boko-haram-violence-in-northern-nigeria-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/6940-over-30-000-flee-boko-haram-violence-in-northern-nigeria-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria: UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations (UN) has warned about growing violence by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria, saying tens of thousands of people \u2014 mostly women and children \u2014have fled their homes in the conflict-ridden area over the past weeks.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>The United Nations (UN) has warned about growing violence by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria, saying tens of thousands of people \u2014 mostly women and children \u2014have fled their homes in the conflict-ridden area over the past weeks.<\/h4>\n<h4>The international body raised the alarm on Wednesday following heavy clashes between Nigerian government forces and armed militants from the Takfiri terrorist group in Baga Town, on the shores of Lake Chad, about 200 kilometers north of the Borno State capital, Maiduguri.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u201cMore than 30,000 internally displaced people have arrived in Maiduguri, mainly from Baga, in recent weeks. 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