LAGOS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian Army has reversed a decision to suspend activities of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) from the restive northeast part of the country.
The army premised its rethink on intervention by stakeholders and well-meaning Nigerians, Onyema Nwachukwu, a military spokesperson said in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday.
The army had accused the organization of "sabotaging the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts of troops," and slammed on Friday a three-month suspension on its activities in the northeast region, which was heavily hit by insurgence of Boko Haram.
According to the latest statement, the army convened and held an emergency meeting with representatives of UNICEF on Friday evening.
During the meeting, the army "admonished the representatives of the organization to desist from activities inimical to Nigeria's national security and capable of undermining the ongoing fight against terrorism and insurgency," said the statement.
The army also urged UNICEF representatives to ensure they share information with "relevant authorities whenever induction or training of new staff is being conducted in the theatre."
Boko Haram has been trying since 2009 to establish an Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria, killing some 20,000 people and displacing millions of others.
