The bustling atmosphere in Dalori, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, hides the harsh reality of life in the community as many groups gather in circles to share tales of resilience. Dalori is one of the communities targeted by many attacks from Boko Haram, including suicide bombers in the past. The worst of these attacks occurred in […]
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It’s early August, a little after the Isha’i (Muslim night) prayer. Aisha Muhammad watched the clouds gather with anxiety. She knew from experience that she had little time before the rainwater would find its way through the leaks on the wall and the roofing. Once before, she had to sleep on a waterlogged mattress, leaving […]
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The government of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria initiated the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Muna, an unofficial camp, on Friday, June 7, as part of efforts to permanently close all camps in the capital city of Maiduguri. The government says it has set aside ₦954.7 million for the resettlement and to provide […]
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Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when Boko Haram forced her family to flee their home in Baga and seek refuge in Maiduguri, Borno’s capital city in northeastern Nigeria. They settled in the Maiduguri stadium, enduring years of uncertainty and deprivation. In […]
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The vast majority of internally displaced people in northeastern Nigeria have identified hunger and inadequate nutrition as their biggest concerns. This was noted in an ‘intention survey’ conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), released on Thursday, May 9. The study was done in collaboration with Nigeria’s National and State Emergency Management Agencies, the […]
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One morning about a year ago, when government officials arrived at the Kawar Maila makeshift camp to distribute relocation notices, the elderly women were absent. They had ventured out into the streets and markets of Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, in search of sustenance. By the time they returned to the displacement camp, the gates had […]
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At dawn, a sense of dread envelops Muna, a makeshift displacement camp for victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, located on the outskirts of Maiduguri. Every day this community of peasant farmers and woodcutters risk getting abducted while out trying to make a living. They must take the risk, or succumb to crippling poverty. But […]
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About 200 thatched huts that house internally displaced persons (IDPs) were, on Monday, Feb. 6, razed in another fire outbreak at Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri, Northeast Nigeria. Local security sources at the camp said the fire started at about 11 a.m. when many of the camp’s residents were away in search of food […]
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Many Nigerians have been rendered helpless at the Banki Internally Displaced Camp (IDP) in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, as a result of heavy rainfall and release of water from a dam in Cameroon, Central Africa. The development, according to Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) assessment carried out by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in late […]
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