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Stories by Hannah Lubba

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    Hannah Lubba

    Forced Marriage, Rape, and the Silence of a Survivor in Nigeria’s Borno

    When she was 11, Zainab’s* father forced her to marry his friend’s son in Gwoza, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. She suffered years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband. “After marriage, I suffered physical violence and assault from my husband whenever we disagreed,” she recounted. “After the first day we became […]

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    Hannah Lubba

    Rape Victim Faces Uncertain Path To Justice In Nigeria’s Adamawa

    In the stillness of the Boko Haram war-ravaged town of Madagali in Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria, a young girl was sexually abused. Even though she was born in Maiduguri in neighbouring Borno State, Ummi and her family had to relocate in 2021 to Madagali as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. In the wake […]

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