Thousands of Nigerian refugees still fear Boko Haram violence
Around Maiduguri, ‘temporary’ refugee camps are becoming a permanent fixture.
They were out on the streets of Maiduguri, hungry and exposed to the elements seeking temporary shelter before moving to displaced people’s camps. Six years after Shettima Baba-Kura Alkali made room on his property for a group of people fleeing attacks, the refugees still cannot return home.
In the Lake Chad region of Nigeria, hundreds of thousands of people have been left displaced by fighting.
And a recent increase in attacks by Boko Haram fighters means they may be forced to wait even longer to return home.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from the city of Maiduguri.
Published On 4 May 2019