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