The United Nations (UN) says it will provide $11 million to support the fight against food insecurity and acute malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria.

The announcement was made on Friday by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the UN, Martin Griffiths, on his X account.

Griffiths first highlighted that acute malnutrition was increasing rapidly in north-east Nigeria and food insecurity was at its highest level in seven years.

To provide urgent assistance to vulnerable people in this region, the UN has allocated $11 million, he announced.

Recall in a statement released on May 14 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Nigeria, it was indicated that 4.8 million people in the northeast of the country were at risk of suffering from hunger due to the terrorist attacks.

The statement said $306.4 million in aid would be needed over the next six months to combat food insecurity in the region.