What triggered more bloody conflicts in Nigeria than Boko Haram — UN Official
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
A United Nations official said on Monday that land degradation and competition over access to land and water had triggered more bloody conflicts in Nigeria than Boko Haram.
Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of UN Convention to Combat Desertification, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ankara, Turkey.
“More lives have been claimed in conflicts over access to land and water than Boko Haram.
“Every day, you have more conflicts between people that are competing for access to land and water.
“The root cause of the competition is access to natural resources,” the UN official told NAN on the sidelines of 2019 World Day to Combat Desertification in the Turkish capital.
World Day to Combat Desertification is celebrated every year globally on 17 June to promote good land stewardship for the benefit of present and future generations.
