Boko Haram insurgency tearing Nigerian families apart
At a camp for displaced people in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola, survivors of the recent attacks in the north of Adamawa state are scarred by what they have witnessed.
This war is tearing families apart.
"When Boko Haram attacked [the town of] Madagali they rounded us up and then shot my father," says Rejoice, 19, a student.
"Then right in front of me they burnt my mother alive."
Rejoice was freed and subsequently spent weeks on the run, hiding in the bush and crossing rivers.
Traumatised teenager
Along with others from Madagali they survived by digging up yams from hastily abandoned farms.
"I could hardly eat because of what I saw and even now in the camp I don't feel like eating food," the traumatised teenager says. She is now alone with no relatives.
There are many children who have lost contact with their parents, as well as mothers and fathers who have no idea what has happened to their sons and daughters among more than 4,500 displaced people here.
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