United Nations air services have been suspended in Nigeria’s north east.

This followed an attack on one of its helicopters in Damasak, Borno State by terrorist group.

The helicopter had planned to pick some aid workers in Damasak to Maiduguri weekend when it aborted its plan as it was shot at by some members of  Boko Haram.

This compelled United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Mr Edward Kallon, to suspend all air expedition in the area for a week.

A source at one of UN agencies in Maiduguri told our correspondent anonymously that all aircraft and helicopters had been grounded in Maiduguri.

He said they had been asked not to undertake any expedition out of the town.

He said the attacked helicopter had two holes and could not land in Damasak to pick the people it had gone to pick as it had to immediately turn back to Maiduguri.

Head, Public Information Unit, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) in Nigeria, Ms Eve Sabbagh, confirmed the attack.

She said a statement would soon be released to the press.

Thisday