Nigeria Boko Haram areas 'to get $2bn in World Bank aid'

The World Bank has pledged $2.1bn to help rebuild the north-eastern parts of Nigeria, wrecked by Boko Haram militants.

The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this in Washington after talks with World Bank officials.

He said priority must be given to rebuilding infrastructure and helping those displaced by the conflict.

Mr Buhari has pledged to defeat Boko Haram insurgents who have killed thousands in Nigeria since 2009.

More than a million people have also been displaced by the insurgency.

On Monday, President Barack Obama pledged his support for Mr Buhari in the campaign against Boko Haram.

BBC