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Farmers safe and sound now – but too poor to work their lands to end food insecurity
For years persistent and deadly attacks by insurgents forced the farmers of Bama in Borno State to flee for their lives. Most ended up in internally displaced persons’ camps, where […]
Government needs to make the public more aware of the Child Rights Act to stop widespread abuse
Even though Borno State adopted the Child Rights Act seven months ago, many people are still not aware of its existence and do not believe children have rights, allowing widespread […]
Rumours that the chairman of the Nganzai local council was kidnapped in convoy attack ‘are false’
Rumours that Asheikh Mamman Gadai, the chairman of the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, was kidnapped during an attack on his convoy by suspected Islamic State West Africa […]
Internally displaced persons wave goodbye to Dalori camp – but they don’t know what to expect when they get home
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) have finally been given permission by the Borno State government to return to and resettle into their original homes in Banki in the Bama Local Government […]
Latest video of Nigerians snatched by insurgents after train bombing shows hostages being flogged as they scream, wail and beg to be released
Insurgents, who bombed the Abuja-Kaduna train in March, have released a second video showing 39 people, who have been held captive since the attack, screaming and wailing for help and […]
Jumbo problem in Rann as elephants eat crops, trample and destroy farmlands
Brief – Roaming elephants – believed to come from Cameroon – are causing havoc on farmlands in Rann in the Kala-Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, as they trample, […]
Residents beg for help after losing everything in fire that destroyed 25 shelters in the Fariya Buza IDP camp
Brief – At least 25 tents were razed to the ground on Wednesday, July 13, in Fariya Buza camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of […]
Two soldiers and two civilian joint task force members killed in attack on Gubio
Brief – Two soldiers and two civilian joint task force (CJTF) members – one of whom was the chairman of the security agency in the area – were killed by […]
Residents beg for help after losing everything in fire that destroyed 25 shelters in the Fariya Buza IDP camp
Brief – At least 25 tents were razed to the ground on Wednesday, July 13, in Fariya Buza camp, a shelter for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of […]
Insurgents attack WFP 40-truck convoy delivering food to internally displaced persons in Mobbar
Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters attacked and looted four trucks among a convoy of 40 trucks carrying food meant for internally displaced persons (IDPs), including those in […]
