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Stories by Basit Jamiu

Basit Jamiu21 Feb 2023
The Ghost Town Of Bagana
Bagana, a once thriving market town in Kogi State, north central Nigeria, is a ghostly shell of what it once was. Two warring clans have been fighting over the market, the town’s best asset. The violence has killed scores and chased many away. The people forced from their homes are now counting the cost. Michael […]
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Basit Jamiu28 Oct 2022
Drowned Victims, Farm Losses: The Aftermath Of Nigeria’s Giant Floods
Aisha Mallam Baida, 57, was deep in mourning, her face swollen and submerged in sadness. She wept. It was the only way she knew to deal with the tragedy that had befallen her, she said. No one is ever prepared for grief like this, grief of this proportion. Her voice broke when she spoke as […]
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The Ghost Town Of Bagana