Ijasini Ijani

Jul 6, 2024 | dispatchlive.co.za | Ope Adetayo |Ijasini Ijani

Children who were injured in a suicide bombers attack lie on a stretcher as they arrive at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria, on June 30 2024. When Nigerian Adamu Buba saw a woman in a torn hijab at his friend's wedding last Saturday, he asked two colleagues to serve her food. Moments later, while taking photos of the bride and groom, he heard a loud blast that knocked him to the ground. The woman in the hijab detonated explosives strapped on her back, killing herself and 10 others.

Jul 5, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Ope Adetayo |Ijasini Ijani

Children who were injured in a suicide bombers attack lie on a stretcher as they arrive at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria, on June 30 2024. When Nigerian Adamu Buba saw a woman in a torn hijab at his friend's wedding last Saturday, he asked two colleagues to serve her food. Moments later, while taking photos of the bride and groom, he heard a loud blast that knocked him to the ground. The woman in the hijab detonated explosives strapped on her back, killing herself and 10 others.

Jun 10, 2024 | timeslive.co.za | Ope Adetayo |Ijasini Ijani

Islamist militants warned residents in Baga in Nigeria to leave their homes or face an attack. Nigerian fisherman Modu Umar has hardly slept for two weeks, torn between staying in his Baga community or fleeing after Islamist militants warned residents to leave their homes or face an attack. Umar, a 33-year-old father of three, has known no life but fishing in nearby Lake Chad and selling his catch in the four countries around it. Like hundreds of other residents, he is anxious about his future.