One day Muhammad Abba, 16, had a family. The next, he was orphaned. For another year, his life kept losing important parts, including the opportunity to go to school. In 2013, Boko Haram stormed his home town in Ngomari, Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, North East Nigeria. “They shot my grandfather in […]
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Last year, three friends — Mohammad Alkali, Habib Abakar, and Ali Mohammad — raised ₦1.3 million (about $1,700) to venture into farming in Borno State of Nigeria’s North East. They had high expectations, they were told farming was a lucrative business. It wasn’t until they had invested the money however, that Muhammad and his friends […]
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Rather than extort them, soldiers along the Maiduguri-Gwoza highway now exhort drivers plying the route against offering bribes, HumAngle has learnt. Bulama Pulka, a driver employed by the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Pulka, North East Nigeria, confirmed that he hasn’t had to bribe military personnel stationed along the road for the […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has threatened to sanction any of its personnel caught extorting commuters. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said any of the agency’s staff found collecting bribes will have their employment terminated, adding that their personnel only have a business with people in possession of illicit drugs. Babafemi’s statement follows a […]
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It all happened so fast. A motorised tricycle darted out onto the main road and headed at a neck-breaking speed towards the next junction. Following it came another three-wheeled auto rickshaw, bursting into the street, chasing the first down, speeding along the road. Heads turned to see what was happening. The high-pitched scream from the […]
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