Podcast
Vestiges Of Violence
Episodes — page 6
- VOV Special Episode: End Of Year
It's our final episode of the year and we look back at what the podcast has meant to us with 3 members of our team: Hameeda Buhari (The host), Osato Edokpai (The consultant), and A…
- Escaping Boko Haram: A Long And Tiring Walk Across National Borders
Hannatu enjoyed a relatively comfortable life as a teacher in Borno State until Boko Haram struck; she was forced to leave that life behind as she trekked about 300km to escape the…
- We Went To The Military For Help, But They Arrested Our Husbands
In Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, the Nigerian army arbitrarily arrested thousands of people between 2015 and 2016, in their counterinsurgency attempts when Boko Haram attacks wer…
- From Wrongful Detention to Displacement
In Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, the Nigerian army arbitrarily arrested thousands of people between 2015 and 2016, in their counterinsurgency attempts when Boko Haram attacks wer…
- Fled Attacks In Farms To Nurse Wounds In IDP Camp
The ongoing farmer-herder crisis in Benue State, North-central Nigeria, has continued to displace people, most of whom are women who narrowly escape death and are still suffering b…
- He Was Fleeing From Boko Haram But Got Profiled As One of Them
In Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, the Nigerian army arbitrarily arrested thousands of people between 2015 and 2016, in their counterinsurgency attempts when Boko Haram attacks wer…
- He Survived Kidnapping Without A Ransom
In Northwest Nigeria, being kidnapped is not about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mustapha Shafi’i, a rice and maize farmer in Yarkofoji, Zamfara State, was in his hou…
- Ostracised For Being Without Husbands
Women in Dalori II IDPs camp in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria say they are selectively treated by Officials on the grounds of their Spousal status before they can access relief ma…
- What It Means To Be Sick In An IDP Camp
Displaced persons at the Tse-Yandev camp in Makurdi, North-central Nigeria, are confronted with a health crisis. Men and women, especially the aged, are falling sick and children a…
- Paying Cash For Life In Northwest Nigeria
Paying cash for your life to be spared by terrorists, known locally as bandits, has become more rampant in Sokoto state, Northwest Nigeria. Abubakar Sanusi, a 22 year old recounts…
- #ENDSARS: Families Of Deceased Cope With Pain Of Delayed Justice
The #EndSARS protests were triggered by grievances arising from years of harassment and rights violations by operatives of the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). For weeks…
- Northwest’s IDPs Moving From Danger To Distress
The activities of terrorists in various parts of Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, where the contemporary problem of banditry first reared its head, have rendered the communities i…
- Displaced In The Northwest And Desperate For Help
Displaced by terrorists and abandoned by the Government, Ahmadu Tella, Muhammed Lawal and Binta have found an unusual support system in the philanthropist, Mangal. Hosted by: Hamee…
- Surviving Insurgency As A Minority Group
As the 12-year insurgency rages on in Northeast Nigeria, Christians, who have lost their homes and livelihoods to the insurgency, struggle to survive in their minority IDP camps; t…
- Lost Son To Boko Haram; Husband To Military
Maryam Muhammad’s 10 year old son was taken away from her by Boko Haram terrorists. Her husband, who had gone out to get food, was also arrested by the Nigerian military and would…
- Smoking To Survive
At the Tse-Yandev IDP camp in Benue, North-central Nigeria, women smoke when it rains because it is the only warmth they have now; displaced, they live on the fringes of more risk.…
- Terrorised By Boko Haram, Victimised By Nigeria
Mu’azu and Muhammad were illegally arrested by the Nigerian military in ‘connection’ to Boko Haram. After many years of unlawful detention, they were acquitted of all accusations a…
- Grief-Induced Sickness Follows Husband’s Death
Sarya’s husband was killed by the Nigerian military and her family was thrown into turmoil. Sarya never recovered from it as she suffered through a mental breakdown and several mar…
- Disabled By The Military; Family’s Dreams On Hold
Bana was wrongly profiled and detained by the Nigerian military. Since he regained his freedom, he has struggled with physical and mental health, which is also affecting the rest o…
- The Abduction Of Innocence By Terrorism
Terrorism in North-central Nigeria is festering and destabilising communities. In the middle of the rubble, innocent little children are being given traumas that will mark their ch…
