Mercy Corps Suspends Operations in Borno and Yobe States
September 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 25 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release:
Mercy Corps is suspending operations in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria, following the closure of four of our field offices by the Nigerian military.
We have not yet received an official reason from the Nigerian authorities for the closure and we are seeking to work with them to resolve this as soon as possible.
Mercy Corps believes in the work we have done in northeast Nigeria, . . .
Mercy Corps is suspending operations in Borno and Yobe States, Nigeria, following the closure of four of our field offices by the Nigerian military.
We have not yet received an official reason from the Nigerian authorities for the closure and we are seeking to work with them to resolve this as soon as possible.
Mercy Corps believes in the work we have done in northeast Nigeria, . . .