Burnt homes, burnt hopes. | RSS.com On today’s episode of Vestiges Of Violence, we tell the story of Rukayya Saidu, a mother of two whose home was burnt down in Kaku, but is rebuilding her life now in Kajuru, Northwest Nigeria. Hosted By Sabiqah Bello Voice Acting By: Khadija Gidado Produced By Anthony Asemota Executively […]
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Lingering Stench | RSS.com On today’s episode of Vestiges Of Violence, we share the story of the Hausari community, who endured the lingering stench of corpses dumped at the Borno State Specialist Hospital during the Boko Haram Insurgency. Hosted By Sabiqah Bello Voice Acting By Akila Jibrin, Al’amin Umar, Mahdi Garba Produced By Anthony Asemota […]
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Losing Home | RSS.com David Jafaru returned home for treatment after an accident that caused him to lose his job. The first time insurgents attacked his village, he managed to escape, losing his fiance in the process. Unfortunately, he wasn’t so lucky the second time. After spending a month in captivity with terrible living conditions, […]
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Ethnic Profiling In Northwest Nigeria | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify | RSS In this episode of #VestigesOfViolence, we tell the story of Umar, a Fulani man who suffered several terrorist attacks on his village, and then saw his own community turn on him for no other reason than his identity. Hosted By Sabiqah Bello Voice […]
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Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify | RSS Salamatu Buhari, 20, was working in her farm while heavily pregnant when armed groups invaded her village. They began killing the men and raping the women, she heard and she ran to protect herself. She went into labour in the middle of the bush. Reported and scripted by Zubaida Baba […]
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#ENDSARS: Families Of Deceased Cope With Pain Of D | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS The #EndSARS protests were triggered by grievances arising from years of harassment and rights violations by operatives of the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). For weeks in October 2020, many Nigerian youths took to the streets to protest extra-judicial killings and […]
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Northwest’s IDPs Moving From Danger To Distress | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS The activities of terrorists in various parts of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, where the contemporary problem of banditry first reared its head, have rendered the communities inhabitable. But as the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) migrate to safer places, they battle new challenges such […]
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Displaced In The Northwest And Desperate For Help | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS Hosted by: Hameeda Buhari Scripted by: ‘Kunle Adebajo and Edited by Anita Eboigbe Produced by: Abba Toko Voice acting by: Aliyu Dahiru Aliyu, Murtala Abdullahi and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim Multimedia Editor: Anthony Asemota Executive producer: Ahmad Salkida For more stories, visit humanglemedia.com. […]
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Surviving Insurgency As A Minority Group | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS As the 12-year insurgency rages on in Northeast Nigeria, Christians, who have lost their homes and livelihoods to the insurgency, struggle to survive in their minority IDP camps; their future hanging in the balance. Featured Report: Borno’s Christian IDPs (1): Struggling For Survival Almost […]
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Lost Son To Boko Haram; Husband To Military | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS Maryam Muhammad’s 10 year old son was taken away from her by Boko Haram terrorists. Her husband, who had gone out to get food, was also arrested by the Nigerian military and would spend years with them. Maryam has since tried to […]
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Smoking To Survive | RSS.com Listen on: Apple Podcast | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS At the Tse-Yandev IDP camp in Benue, North-central Nigeria, women smoke when it rains because it is the only warmth they have now; displaced, they live on the fringes of more risk. Hosted by: Hameeda Buhari Written by: Aishat Babatunde Produced by: Abba Toko Voice acting by: […]
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Mu’azu and Muhammad were illegally arrested by the Nigerian military in ‘connection’ to Boko Haram. After many years of unlawful detention, they were acquitted of all accusations and have to start their lives all over.
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