
Abubakar Muktar Abba
Journalist at Freelance
Journalist |Translator (Kanuri & Hausa ) | Peace and Dialogue | Instructor (child education ) | Multimedia
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2 days ago |
humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba
Every weekday, 38-year-old Fatima Musa grips her son’s hand as they step onto a makeshift bridge in Fori, a community in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. Together, they cross the poorly constructed structure to reach the primary school he attends, and later make the same journey home. The original Fori Bridge collapsed during the devastating floods of September 2024, which inundated Maiduguri and its environs, leaving dozens dead and thousands displaced.
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1 month ago |
humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba
About an hour after dawn, Kaka Adam, 45, braces for another day of struggle. He sits quietly outside his small rented room in Bama, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. His single wheelchair, an indispensable and worn-out device he shares with his two wives, rests beside him. The morning is still, but his mind is already pacing. He has to go to the hand pump borehole, half a kilometre from his home, to fetch water for the day.
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1 month ago |
humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba
The foot broke first. Then the silence. But it was breaking the silence that cost Mustapha Kyari the most; he paid for it with humiliation, punishment, and depression. It started at the Wailo National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria, during the mandatory three-week camp in December 2023. Kyari had expected structure, care, and some semblance of accountability after he broke his foot.
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2 months ago |
humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba
Fatima Mohammed Kyari was seven years old in 2014 when Boko Haram attacked her village, Mallam Fatori, in Abadam Local Government, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. âThat evening, we suddenly heard gunshots everywhere,â she recalled. âMy mother quickly packed our clothes, and we started running. But we couldnât go far on foot, so my uncle took us on his motorcycle to my fatherâs village, Mallum Tunkur, a few kilometres away.âA week later, Mallum Tunkur also became unsafe.
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Mar 9, 2025 |
humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba
As Mallami Abadam cast his final net on the evening of Feb. 3, he was ready to call it a day. Alongside two other fishermen, he prepared to leave the riverbank in Kindjindi, a community in Diffa, Niger Republic, when Boko Haram insurgents stormed the riverbank and took them hostage. Kindjindi borders Abadam in Borno State and Geidam in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria. Originally from Mallam Fatori in Borno State, Abadam resettled with his family in Kindjindi after being displaced by Boko Haram.
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