Revisiting encounters with ethnic profiling, violence, and disenfranchisement in Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
‘HERE NO BE UNA LAND, MAKE UNA GO BACK’
They don’t want you to even cast your vote. They just want you to stay in your house and not come out.
BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE
What is it like studying in Nigeria while living with a disability or chronic illness?
A STRAY BULLET SHATTERED MY SPINE
Before the insurgency, I was a skilled farmer, providing for my family. Now, I’m unable to work, and my family struggles to make ends meet.
BORN IN A BOKO HARAM CAMP
Some parents told their children to stay away, as if I carried a curse. At school, I sat alone. At home, I heard the whispers.
PEOPLE CALLED ME ‘BOKO HARAM DAUGHTER’
People whispered about me. Some mothers warned their children not to come near me. In their eyes, I was no longer just Amina.