The United Nations Security Council has appealed to humanitarian agencies in Born state to do more in areas of assistance, particularly on food and medication for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs.
The team also called on humanitarian community to step up operations in the north-east to obtain first-hand information on the ongoing crisis in that area.
Head of the delegation that visited Maiduguri on Sunday, Ambassador Mathew Rycroft, said the council was shocked by the number of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
He added that the people who have suffered seven years torture in the hands of the terrorists are suffering a second time by the effect of the humanitarian.
Prior to arriving at the Borno State capital, the delegation had visited Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic.
In an earlier visit to the headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Chad, Ambassador Rycroft had offered partnership to the MNJTF.
He stated that the council was satisfied with the achievements of the task force, as the delegation was given a detailed brief on the activities of the MNJTF.
Rycroft noted that with the role being played by the force, there is evidence that mandates would be achieved.
The visits, together with the visit to Nigeria, would help the Council obtain a better overview of the crucial security and social issues facing the Lake Chad region.
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