WATCH OUT 👀: #LOSTCHILDHOOD: The Trauma of growing up in Nigerian IDP camps, by @NellyAting
FOURTEEN-yr-old Samaila Abdulrahman
witnessed the death of his father who tried to flee from #BokoHaram dressed as a woman. The insurgents killed him because he wanted to outsmart them.
FOURTEEN-yr-old Samaila Abdulrahman
witnessed the death of his father who tried to flee from #BokoHaram dressed as a woman. The insurgents killed him because he wanted to outsmart them.
Despite his loss, he wants to continue life, become a doctor, so he can help wounded people.
But #COVID19 has disrupted his plan like that of other 400, 000 children who arrived at various camps in #Maiduguri, Yobe, Gombe, and Adamawa at the ages of 8, 9, 10.
#LOSTCHILDHOOD
But #COVID19 has disrupted his plan like that of other 400, 000 children who arrived at various camps in #Maiduguri, Yobe, Gombe, and Adamawa at the ages of 8, 9, 10.
#LOSTCHILDHOOD
Many had dropped out of school to either marry, joined suicide bombers, or were forced into labour.
Umar Maikif, 16 desires to become a soldier. But his brother Ahmadu is the only help he has.
#BokoHaram #LOSTCHILDHOOD
Umar Maikif, 16 desires to become a soldier. But his brother Ahmadu is the only help he has.
#BokoHaram #LOSTCHILDHOOD
Ahmadu sacrificed his education for Umar to go to school because he stands a chance of having a better life than he does after losing all his documents while fleeing #BokoHaram camp.
Umar wants to serve Nigeria to ensure peace and stability returns to places such as Gwowza.
Umar wants to serve Nigeria to ensure peace and stability returns to places such as Gwowza.
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