Humanitarian
Many marriages wrecked by the insurgency
One of the many sad outcomes of the 13-year insurgency – and something that is seldom discussed – is the effect it has had on people’s personal lives. In the […]
Famine is forcing internally displaced persons to leave Maiduguri camp in droves
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are leaving Tauseye camp in Maiduguri in droves because they fear dying of starvation. Tauseye, an unofficial IDP camp in Zajeri behind the Texaco area of […]
Konduga IDPs unceremoniously kicked out of Dalori Camp 2
Security officials used their might on Monday, August 1, to remove internally displaced persons from Dalori Camp 2, with some operatives even threatening to flog residents who were still at […]
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 […]
