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Insurgency: Nigeria Releases Detainees After 6 Years But Leaves Them Stranded
Over a week after the Nigerian Army released them, former detainees at Giwa barracks lament that they have not been…
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Relief Materials Meant For Nigerian IDPs Are Ending Up In The Wrong Hands
Passing themselves off as Internally Displaced People (IDPs), members of host communities in Borno, Northeast Nigeria, are lining up for…
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The Discreet Lives Of Women Living With HIV In Nigerian IDP Camps
Hajiya*, 30, was out of town when Boko Haram militants attacked Bama in 2014. By the time she returned, her…
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Maiduguri: Insurgency-Induced Power Outage Dwarfs Living Conditions, Businesses
In mid-January, Boko Haram attacked electricity towers that link Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, with the national grid and to…
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Borno IDPs With Detained Husbands Torn Between Moving On And Waiting Without End
When her husband returns, if he does, Falta Gambo is not sure what to tell him. Modu Ngubdo was picked…
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The Deradicalised (5): Three Detention Facilities Through The Eyes Of One Man
Hussein once contemplated joining Boko Haram. But when he followed five of his terrorist-friends to their camp tucked deep in…
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Knifar: Separated By Military, A Borno Couple’s Uphill Journey Back To Each Other
‘The women cannot farm, or go to fetch water and firewood. And when the men harvest, they must pay levies.…
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Boko Haram: Nigeria Begins Trial Of 5,000 Suspects
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the trial of 5,000 suspected members of the terror group Boko Haram…
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The Deradicalised (4): He Left School To Join Boko Haram And Now Hopes To Go Back
One moment, 12-year-old Mustafa* was preparing to write the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination—the final lap in Nigeria’s basic education…
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The Deradicalised (3): Life With Boko Haram, On The Run, And As A Free Woman
As she hobbled through the stream and muddy waters, Zuwaira, 28, could feel the long weeds scattered along her path…
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