PodcastVestiges Of Violence

Staying Afloat

Vestiges Of Violence: Episode 123

You are a single mother of eight, raising your children in an IDP camp in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory after fleeing a brutal attack by the Boko Haram terror group.

The makeshift school offers little hope for your children’s education, and your once-thriving food business barely keeps you afloat now. Aid is dwindling, and your needs keep growing.

How do you cope with the demolition threats to your camp, your son’s arrest, and the confiscation of bikes meant to provide income, when every attempt to build a better life feels futile?



Reported and scripted by Sabiqah Bello

Voice acting by Sabiqah Bello

Multimedia editor is Anthony Asemota

Executive producer is Ahmad Salkida

A single mother of eight is struggling to survive in an IDP camp in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory after escaping a Boko Haram attack. Her children's education is uncertain due to a lack of resources, and her food business, once prosperous, is now barely sustaining her family. Compounding her challenges are the threats of camp demolition, her son's arrest, and the loss of bikes intended for income, all of which make her efforts to improve their lives seem increasingly hopeless. Reported and voiced by Sabiqah Bello, with multimedia editing by Anthony Asemota and executive production by Ahmad Salkida.


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