Maiduguri—The World Food Programme, WFP, has suspended food distribution at Gubio internally-displaced-persons, IDPs, camp in Maiduguri due to an attack on aid workers by displaced persons.

WFP’s Communication Officer, Adedeji Ademigbuji, disclosed this yesterday in Maiduguri.

WFP is not the first humanitarian organisation to suspend activities in Borno as the United Nations had suspended activities twice in the past one year, first in July 2016 and August 2017, after attacks on aid workers.

He said:  “Unidentified men attacked staff of the International Medical Corps, IMC, at Gubio IDP camp in Maiduguri. IMC is a client to WFP.

“IMC staff were at the camp for routine food distribution exercise. A staff member of IMC and two IDPs were wounded while five vehicles were vandalised in the attack.

“The IDPs were said to be protesting against distribution of sorghum and demanded that rice should be provided to them.  All activities in the camp have been suspended until safety of humanitarian workers is guaranteed.”

According to him, security forces arrested six suspects in connection with the attack.

Satomi Ahmad, chairman, State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate”.