Northeastern Nigeria has battled with insurgency for the past eleven years which has resulted in many orphaned children.<\/p>\n
A 15 year old Modu Kachalla of Dalwa village Borno State, whose parents died as a result of the insurgency, told RNI reporter Fatima Grema Modu on how he struggles for survival.<\/p>\n
Speaking to her, he said he flee to Maiduguri together with his parents after Boko Haram attacked his ancestral home.<\/p>\n
The insurgents tried to make his father their Amir (leader) but his refusal to join them meant that they killed him in a bomb attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother was taking care of us after my dad\u2019s departure but a few months later she died too. We are nine in our family, I am the eldest and I have eight siblings, three girls and five boys. All of them are under my care now\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s hard to survive. Every blessed day I have to go out into safe areas to cut down firewood, sell it and provide us with something to eat from the little I earn\u201d said Modu.<\/p>\n
He further stated that, studying at school together with his siblings is one of his major dreams. He hasn\u2019t lost that hope of having western education in the near future.<\/p>\n
He finally appealed to the government and nongovernmental organizations to come to their aid as he doesn’t want that they all end up roaming the streets begging.<\/p>\n
Sadly, according to a report by the United Nations children\u2019s fund UNICEF, this year 1.9 million children are displaced in Northeast Nigeria due to conflict and violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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