Millions of Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram

The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria has sent millions of Nigerians fleeing from the northeast, and despite recent military successes against the group, many say they have no plans of returning home.

The International Organization for Migration, said, Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency has displaced nearly two point one million people inside Nigeria.

Nearly 20 thousand people have died from the violence. At its height last year, entire towns and villages in the northeastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa were emptied as the insurgents pushed out military forces.

Most of the towns occupied by Boko Haram were retaken earlier this year. 

But in recent weeks, the military said it has been making progress in securing smaller villages from the insurgents.

VOA