Abubakar Muktar Abba

1 month 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. “That evening, we suddenly heard gunshots everywhere,” she recalled. “My mother quickly packed our clothes, and we started running. But we couldn’t go far on foot, so my uncle took us on his motorcycle to my father’s village, Mallum Tunkur, a few kilometres away.”A week later, Mallum Tunkur also became unsafe.

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba

When Boko Haram stormed Bama town in Borno, northeastern Nigeria, on Sept. 2, 2014, seven-year-old Rahama Haruna Maibale and five-year-old Mustapha Bukar were living there with their families. The terror group overran the town, forcing out soldiers and embarking on a house-to-house search for civil servants and those who opposed them. Mustapha’s father, a tax collector, was one of their targets. When the terrorists knocked on his door, he stepped out—only to be shot dead.

2 months ago | humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba

In 2009, 15-year-old Abba Kyari had just finished his final exams for junior secondary school and travelled to Mafoni Ward in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, to spend the holidays with his grandfather. But his break was violently disrupted when Boko Haram launched attacks on police stations and government buildings in the community on July 26, 2009, marking the start of its insurgency in Nigeria.

Jan 25, 2025 | humanglemedia.com | Abubakar Muktar Abba

On Monday, Jan. 20, insurgents from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, North East Nigeria. The intent was not to kill but to issue a warning. Witnesses reported that they stormed into the village, firing into the air and shouting “Allahu Akbar” upon arrival. They remained in the village for over an hour, displaying military power and admonition before leaving.