Humanitarian
Child labour : Girls as young as 12 are sent out by their parents to do domestic work
Instead of attending school, girls as young as 12 are being pushed into domestic work in the houses of the wealthy in Maiduguri. Women activists have expressed concern, saying first […]
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 […]
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 […]
No place to shelter from the wet-season downpours for most almajiri children – and no government assistance either
They have no place to stay, live on scraps of food, they have no sanitation facilities and they are regarded as lowlifes by many in the community – and now […]
All we want is a roof over our heads
Insurgents are again affecting the lives of internally displaced persons. Apart from being the reason for their displacement in the first place, they are now making it impossible for the […]
More and more of our children are ending up in graves
August is a “dangerous” month in northeastern Nigeria, particularly for internally displaced persons who live in damp, overcrowded and unhygienic camps. Because it is the rainy season, waterborne diseases, such […]
Life outside Bakassi internally displaced persons’ camp is even worse than it was inside
Famished, down-and-out internally displaced persons – who were forced to leave Bakassi camp six months ago when the Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, ordered that all IDP camps within Maiduguri […]
Cholera outbreak: Without urgent humanitarian aid, it’s a disaster waiting to happen
Healthcare workers have warned the government and humanitarian agencies that without urgent aid, many internally displaced people – particularly children and infants – in Dalori Camp 2 could die if […]
Stigma and starvation spur some ‘repentant’ insurgents to sneak back to Boko Haram
Stigma and starvation have spurred some surrendered insurgents – who have been through months of deradicalisation and rehabilitation so that they could be reintegrated into their former communities – to […]
Food aid to famished internally displaced persons ‘not nearly enough’
After starving for months, it took a visit by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in May to finally get food – distributed by the Borno State government on Thursday, June […]
