Six years have passed since the beginning of the Jama‘atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, violent armed conflict in North-East Nigeria. The last few months has witnessed the Nigerian security forces recapturing the main towns and many of the villages of 22 of the 27 Borno Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 15 out of the 17 LGAs in Yobe, revealing the humanitarian needs of civilians previously under the control of Boko Haram. People in emergency include 250,000 people in newly re-opened areas who have congregated in ‘satellite’ camps at the Borno LGA capitals, including Bama, Dikwa, Monguno, and Damboa. Given the onset of the lean season and rainy season, the near-term outlook is also grim for the 180,000 food insecure people in Maiduguri’s outer rim and 120,000 Maiduguri camp residents. In Yobe emergency food security conditions prevail for over 250,000 people in the informal settlements of Damaturu, in LGAs still facing the impact of the conflict (Geidam, Gujba and Gulani) and LGAs severely affected by reduced agricultural production. IDPs continue to be exposed to protection risks, in particular those amongst the most vulnerable who have specific needs, such as the elderly, child-headed households, women, boys and girls and those with disabilities. Women report sexual and gender-based violence when fleeing the armed conflict. While the Nigerian military has recaptured many LGAs, there are minimal law enforcement and/or government structures in these LGAs. IDPs are also faced with restrictions on their freedom of movement, which limits access to basic services and livelihoods. These civilians do not have access to much-needed life-saving services. There are very few if any humanitarian actors on the ground outside state capitals. At present, the only way to access most of the LGAs in Borno is by road under strict military escort. The planned civil-military coordination structure is needed to ensure common guidance on engaging with the military and joint humanitarian planning and movement to and within LGAs. Similarly, a review of the UN NE Security Response Plan will ensure security arrangements are scaled up to match response activities in Maiduguri, and other LGAs of Borno and Yobe.