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The youth of Warabe should have been scared to death. Over 50 terrorists, on motorcycles and bicycles, firearms blazing, stormed their settlement. They, on the other hand, were just about 30 in number and under-armed. What could seven pump-action rifles do to battle-tested insurgents who had probably seen more violent encounters than they could count? …
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Sadiq Muhammad lost almost everything – his parents, home, and the privilege of an education. He was only 10 years old at the time and in Primary One. That night unfolded in a tragic sequence, his aunt, Hajja Kaltum, recalled. They had just concluded a family dinner when the sound of gunshots shattered their peace. …
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On a Monday morning, 11-year-old Rukayya was excited school had resumed, hoping to see her friends after the long break, but her parents told her she could not go to school for some days. Rugar Fulani, Rukayya’s community in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, was feuding with the neighbouring Kwajaffa, an agrarian community, over grazing routes. …
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Ubale Ibrahim, a commercial driver plying Askira-Uba to Maiduguri is one of the few persons that have survived the terrorist attacks along Maiduguri-Damboa road in Borno State, North East Nigeria. For over four years since the road was declared open after being closed for over 13 months, he transported passengers through that road. For all …
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