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Displacement & Migration
The Displaced Herding Families Of Southern Kaduna
Salisu Muhammad Haji and his family were not willing to leave Unguwan Rogo, a settlement they had always called home. …
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Kidnap Zamfara District Head
Terrorists have kidnapped one of the most senior members of an Emirate council in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria. The abduction…
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Features
Family Of Abducted Bride Call For Help After Negotiations Stall Over Naira Shortage
Rabi Alhaji Hasan, 59, hears her daughter’s voice in her dreams. When she does, it is always as though Rukayya…
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Armed Violence
The Blind Woman Who Escaped Terrorists In Southern Kaduna
Ladi Damisa was alone in her bedroom when suddenly she knew something was wrong. She heard gunshots and people screaming…
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Armed Violence
Stranded Residents Cry Out Despite Military Operations In Zamfara Communities
Hundreds of villagers have issued a desperate appeal for help after being forced from their homes in two areas of…
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Armed Violence
‘Bloody Saturday’: Victims Tell Of Violence In Southern Kaduna Community
Joel Isah Tonak is anguished by his close shave with death. He does not know whether he should feel relieved…
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Features
Burned Out Of Home; A Southern Kaduna Community’s Story Of Survival
Alice Ishaya dreams of a new home. Once, she lived in her own four-bedroom bungalow in the village of Madamai,…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists Kill Senior Police Officer, Others In Zamfara
A terrorist group has shot dead the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and a police inspector of the Zamfara State Police…
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Election Security
Danger Of Thuggery Hangs Over Kano As Residents Go To Vote
The voice on the phone was quivering. He was calling to tell me violence had broken out in Kano, just…
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Armed Violence
“Every Time I Close My Eyes, They Are Shooting Me Again…”
The excruciating pain and the trauma she experienced come back to her in a flood, even though the incident happened…
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