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In Maiduguri, former fighters and child captives blend into the urban tapestry, a place where nearly everyone has been a victim, a collaborator — or both. Amina was 16 when Boko Haram captured her. The fighters threatened her with death unless she helped them kidnap other girls during raids on villages. Ashley Gilbertson for The …
They come to the road in search of food. They come looking for water. They come because it’s the only safe place they can find. Fleeing Boko Haram, Thousands Cling to a Road to Nowhere More than 130,000 people have amassed along this desert highway outside Diffa, Niger — National Route 1. They now call …
Nigerian hunters have turned their guns on Boko Haram. Bunu Bukar, left, is secretary of the Hunters/Vigilante Association in Borno State, Nigeria. Ba Bunu, right, a commander of the hunting group, wearing a piece of a cat’s tail on a necklace for good luck. Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Ever …
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — . “They said to me, ‘Are you going to sleep with us, or do you want to go on a mission?’” Aisha, 15 “I didn’t want a situation where I’m the reason anyone dies.” Fatima M., 16 “I really didn’t expect to survive. I thought I had only minutes to live.” Maryam, …
Falmata, 14, was abducted and raped repeatedly by Boko Haram fighters. Her trauma then continued in a camp for victims of the war. Adam Ferguson for The New York Times MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The camp was supposed to be a refuge. Falmata’s life had been stolen by war ever since the sixth grade, when she …
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