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Nigeria - The Thousand Widows of Maiduguri, From the Conflict Between Boko Haram & the Nigerian Army

Author: Jesus Serrano, International Committee of the Red Cross  - All Photos by Jesus Serrano ICRC – 28 September 2015

Thousands of women have lost their husbands to the conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army, and many are begging on the streets to survive.

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Most of the widows’ families used to have three meals a day when their husbands were alive. But now they are struggling to have one meal for the whole family. It is also difficult for them to find a job because most of them have a very little formal education.

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Widows wait for their turn to be registered at one of the ICRC food distribution centres in Maiduguri.

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Before the ICRC helped the widows of the conflict between Boko Haram and Nigerian army, many of them had to beg on the streets to collect some money.

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The conflict in northern Nigeria has escalated into a regional humanitarian crisis, affecting the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, and could still increase the number of widows.