Mohali civil surgeon Dr Mahesh Ahuja said water supply of Balongi had been temporarily discontinued in the wake of the outbreak.Water is now being supplied through water tankers
The panel is specifically mandated to investigate the allegations of forced mass abortion on pregnant women by the troops of the Nigerian military, as revealed in an investigation by Reuters last year.
A Nigerian Army soldier attached to the Special Forces of the 25 Task Force (TF) Brigade in the remote town of Damboa, Borno State has been reportedly gunned down after he went wild, killing an unarmed civilian, his fellow soldier and injuring many others. It was learnt that the soldier opened fire, resulting in the killing of at least one female humanitarian aid worker and also injured a United Nations pilot. The soldier was said to have walked off his base at about 3pm Thursday and went on a shooting rampage using an AK-47 rifle.
The Nigeria Army Theatre Command of Operation HADIN Kai on Thursday said a soldier went berserk, shot and killed a staff of one of the Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) providing humanitarian support in the North East.