IDPs chased out of resettlement sites

  • Six portraits of elderly women with colorful headscarves against a yellow background.
    Usman Abba Zanna

    Neglected Elderly Women Sleep On The Streets After IDP Camp’s Closure In Borno

    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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  • Behind Bukar Ali on his right is what used to be the Dalori II displacement camp in Maiduguri and on his left is Kofa, the host community he now calls home. Photo: ‘Kunle Adebajo/HumAngle
    Kunle Adebajo

    What Happens When A Displacement Camp Is Emptied Of People?

    The Dalori II displacement camp echoed with life only last year. Traders lined the dirt roads with groceries, firewood, and clothing accessories. Young men played football on the field adjacent to the school painted in pale blue. Women sat by the shelters to embroider caps as they watched over their babies. If there was no […]

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