Explainer: What is going on in northeast Nigeria? | Webclip | English

A conflict that has been ongoing for more than eight years. More than two million people have fled their homes, with little chance of returning home any time soon. Thousands have been killed in the fighting, many more by measles, malnutrition and malaria. An unknown number of people are out of the reach of humanitarian assistance altogether. Despite the huge scale of suffering, this is a conflict that you might not be aware of. In this video, Heather Pagano, MSF humanitarian advisor, explains the humanitarian situation and ongoing conflict in northeast Nigeria.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF209912

Date taken / Date Recorded 28/09/2017 12:00 AM

Country Nigeria

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

Photographer / videographer / producer generic MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 2m32s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 291.52 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00 - 00:00
Hi there! I'm gonna tell you about
what's going on in northeast Nigeria?

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The conflict between the Nigerian military
and the group Boko Haram

00:07 - 00:00
has been ongoing for about eight years now.

00:09 - 00:00
It began in Borno State,

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spread across the northeast of the country,

00:13 - 00:00
and spilled over into neighbouring countries.

00:16 - 00:00
So, how many people have been affected
by this conflict?

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More than 2 million people have been
forced to flee their homes.

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Thousands have died in the fighting.

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And even more than that by
malnutrition, malaria and measles.

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In fact, no one knows how many people
have died for sure.

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Humanitarian organisations like MSF
haven’t been able to work

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in areas held by Boko Haram,

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or in areas contested by the two sides.

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So, what help is MSF providing?

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Today MSF is working in 11 towns
in Borno State.

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We run hospitals,
we treat malnourished children,

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we treat disease outbreaks,
and we provide water and sanitation services.

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Our teams have also distributed more
than 2,000 tonnes of food,

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given the shockingly high rates of
malnutrition that we saw last year.

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Last year, when our teams reached Bama,

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they found an entirely deserted town,

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except for within the walls of
an abandoned hospital compound,

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where 24,000 people were living

01:08 - 00:01
without adequate food, water,
shelter or medical care.

01:12 - 00:01
39% of the children screened had
the most severe form of malnutrition.

01:16 - 00:01
So, why were people so malnourished?

01:19 - 00:01
The war destroyed farmland
and infrastructure.

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The military sought to cut off
resources and funding to Boko Haram,

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who in turn robbed villages
for food and supplies.

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People could not go out to farm or to fish

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or to sell their goods in the market
and went hungry as a result.

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So, has the situation improved at all?

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Since last year UN agencies
and aid organisations

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have arrived in the capital, Maiduguri.

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And have since as well, gone to the heavily
militarised towns outside.

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Thousands of people across the state are
almost entirely reliant on external aid to survive.

01:51 - 00:01
But this is where we are able to go.

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What’s happening for people in the countryside

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or in areas held by Boko Haram
is unknown.

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We’re very concerned that there
might be people out there suffering

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who we can’t reach.

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So, what is most striking about this conflict?

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It’s almost as if it’s a war without wounded.

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The majority of the fighting takes place in
the countryside where outsiders can't go.

02:13 - 00:02
The ‘battle-wounded’ we see
are malnourished children

02:16 - 00:02
and people without access to shelter,
water and healthcare.

02:19 - 00:02
The ongoing conflict means that
for millions of people

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they have little chance of going
home any time soon.

02:25 - 00:02
Providing them with lifesaving assistance
remains as important as ever.

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