Displaced Nigerians face landmine risks on return, UN warns

Displaced Nigerians face landmine risks on return, UN warns

The United Nations has expressed concern that displaced communities in Nigeria — with camps closing and nowhere else to go — risk returning to areas where lethal explosive remnants may be hidden from view.

Speaking on the sidelines of a key international meeting in support of landmine action taking place at the UN in Geneva on Wednesday, experts explained how shrinking resources in Afghanistan and Nigeria had exposed civilians to unexploded ordnance.

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