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By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani

The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), has ended its fixed-wing air service in Nigeria due to lack of funding.

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, disclosed this during the noon press briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York.

UNHAS, which is operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), had to end their fixed-wing air service in Nigeria last week due to a lack of funding.

“For nine years, the service has transported humanitarian staff, medical supplies, and critical cargo to and from the epicentre of the crisis in Borno and Yobe states,” Dujarric said.

“In a country that has experienced unending conflict for the past 16 years of conflict, road transport remains extremely dangerous and air transport is essential.”

WFP had warned that it might be compelled to

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