Displaced Families Struggle For Food, Shelter, Children’s Education At IDP Camps

By Francis Okoye, Maiduguri, Igho Oyoyo, Abuja, Sola Ojo, Kaduna, Aza Msue, Makurdi
Despite the closure of all officially recognised Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State by the state government, many displaced families living in unofficial camps in Maiduguri are still grappling with hunger, inadequate shelter, poverty and inability to send their children to school.
The families, many of whom fled their communities following attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, say life remains difficult as they struggle to meet their daily needs without adequate financial and humanitarian support.
At the Wulari Jerusalem IDP camp in Maiduguri, 17-year-old Martha Samaila is among tho...