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Surrendered fighters switch sides
Borno State government confirms that repentant insurgents are taking part in ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the Lake Chad region, fighting alongside Nigerian soldiers. An undisclosed number of surrendered insurgents have […]
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Starving girls sell their bodies for food
Displaced girls say they don’t want this kind of life and they know it’s dangerous, but they have no choice: ‘We are starving and there’s no food at home. Starving […]
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Hundreds left homeless after flash flooding in Kaga district of Borno State
State Emergency Management Agency sets up temporary shelters – handing out mosquito nets, blankets, mattresses and food, as well as providing healthcare services – for flood victims in Mainok town. […]
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Captured women learn to live freely away from their ruthless abductors
Thousands of girls – now women – have escaped from Sambisa Forest, the notorious hideout of insurgents, and are starting new lives as they are reintegrated into communities and reunited with loved ones
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Six children and two elderly women killed as extreme windstorm causes building to collapse
Residents say lives are at stake if another powerful windstorm or heavy downpours cause more buildings to collapse in Monguno IDP camp
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Abducted women tell of horror ordeal while being kept captive by ruthless insurgents
They may be back at home, but abducted women say they are physically and mentally ill and they don’t believe they will ever get over the nightmare of what they went through
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Traditional and religious leaders champion the cause of reintegrating penitent insurgents into society
Government urged to give more power to traditional and religious leaders because of the vital role they play in communities
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Internally displaced persons fear an outbreak of cholera after the deaths of three children
Healthcare workers say children’s deaths were caused by starvation and malnutrition and deny there is a cholera outbreak at Fariya IDP camp in Jere
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Accusations of corruption mar the rollout of palliative aid packages to those in need
Borno State citizens claim that many who should receive palliative aid are not getting it because of party politics, infighting and corruption