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News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/briefing-notes/surging-violence-nigeria-drives-displacement-niger
Published on: Monday 01 March 2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at surging violence in north-west Nigeria which has fuelled displacement into neighbouring Niger’s Maradi region, where violence is also on the rise. Fearing ...
News Niger » Maradi Region » Culture: Fleeing bandit attacks, Nigerian villagers seek safety in Niger
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/stories/fleeing-bandit-attacks-nigerian-villagers-seek-safety-niger
Published on: Monday 01 March 2021
Only a few days into 2021, gunmen attacked Rambadawa, in northern Nigeria, to loot the village and steal cattle. “I was on my way home when I came face to face with the bandits,” says Abdoulaye. “They ...