The village of Yebi located about 4 km from Bosso and more than 100 km from Diffa town was attacked on the night between 23 and 24 June by individuals who arrived on horses. This attack is the second perpetrated in Diffa within one week.
The Governor of Diffa has undertaken an evaluation mission to the village. According to the findings, five people were killed, and four wounded. The local market and houses were burned, causing important losses of material. In addition, a number of motorbikes, motor pumps, sacks containing foodstuffs, livestock and household articles were lost in the fire. According to the Sub-Regional Committee for Prevention and Management of Food Crisis and Catastrophes (Comité Sous Régional de Prévention et de Gestion des Catastrophes et Crises Alimentaires -CSR/PGCCA-) in Bosso, 202 households consisting of about 1,000 people have been affected.
An evaluation by the Government to estimate the needs within the different humanitarian sectors is ongoing.
Stocks consisting of 110 sacks of milk-powder, 15 tons of rice, 1,000 kettles, 6.7 tons of lentil, 400 kg of salt, 1,900 buckets, 1,600 mats, 20 batches of mosquito-nets, 41 batches of covers, 70 cartons of tomato, 200 liters of cooking-oil and 457 sacks of millet were distributed to the affected households by regional authorities on 25 June. These stocks were pre-positioned in Bosso, and initially intended for people displaced from the Lake Chad islands. The Government is mobilizing resources to replenish these stocks.
