Conflict in a Pandemic (I): The Southern Kaduna children and women devastated by a wave of killings | TheCable bit.ly/3iwVO7l

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Friday Musa was determined to survive that attack by all means. As soon as it started, his father told him to run for safety. In the process of running, he was shot in his left hand, forcing him to hit the red earth.bit.ly/3iwVO7l #ConflictInPandemic #SouthKadunaChildren
As he crashed to the ground, his attacker proceeded to machete him on his back and head. Hellbent on surviving, he gathered the strength to stand up and continue running until the coast was clear. bit.ly/3iwVO7l

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Friday, a JSS1 student, is now disabled, with only one arm fully functional. With his father dead, his elder brother has assumed breadwinner-ship of the family. bit.ly/3iwVO7l

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All the money that accrued from farm produce after the last harvest was spent on hospital bills. As schools prepare to reopen nationwide, returning to the classroom is the last thing on Friday’s mind — survival is chief and feeding is king.#ConflictInPandemic #SouthKadunaChildren
TALE OF TWO AISHAS
Aisha Alhassan and Aisha Hassan may have a name in common but the scale of their respective losses is by no means alike. While the former lost one son, the latter saw her three sons killed during an attack on Sagwoza. #ConflictInPandemic #SouthKadunaChildren
Hassan doesn’t like to talk about her bereavement. She has suppressed the events of that deadly night in June. Seeing as she wishes not to remember the killing of Abdul, Yusuf and Habu, it takes a great deal of prodding before she manages to divulge little. #ConflictInPandemic
After her sons were killed, Hassan went into a state of shock. She was stunned and numb. The 51-year-old said she doesn’t know how she was able to muster the strength to run into the bush with her remaining three children. Read more bit.ly/3iwVO7l

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