Out of reach areas in Borno State and newly arrived people in Pulka(ENG)

MSF is working in Pulka, a town controlled by the Nigerian government, to assist the constant stream of people fleeing conflict have been arriving here since 2016.

But outside towns like Pulka, there are around 800,000 people, according to the UN, living in areas inaccessible to humanitarian organisations.

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Out of reach areas in Borno State and newly arrived people in Pulka (INT)

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF256081

Date taken / Date Recorded 07/01/2019 12:00 AM

Country Nigeria

Commissioning section MSF-SPAIN

Photographer / videographer / producer Natacha Buhler

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Borno State Northeast Nigeria

Pulka, a town controlled by the Nigerian government.

A constant stream of people fleeing conflict have been arriving here since 2016.

Outside Pulka, hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped by the conflict.

According to the UN around 800,000 people live outside towns like Pulka, in areas inaccessible to humanitarian organisations.

New arrivals in Pulka also face many challenges.

Tharcisse Synga Ngundu MSF medical activity manager

Subtitles (interview in French)

“Many people have arrived here in Pulka and live in displacement camps with no means of survival. They don’t have fields, and they have been forced to leave their homes, away from their old way of life. The host community also face many difficulties because going to their fields is dangerous and they risk being attacked on the way.”

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The transit camp in Pulka is overcrowded.

Thousands of people are still waiting to be given permanent shelters to live in.

Mangay Ndajuma MSF nurse in charge of the new arrivals

Subtitles (Interview in English)

“Today there are six new arrivals, mostly men and one woman. They come from Chikide [a town in northeast Nigeria]. They told me that on their way to Pulka, they faced a lot of challenges because they had to travel a long distance of about 40 kilometres. Among them there is one unaccompanied minor, who travelled with them. He said that his father is in Pulka. They're trying to find his father and reunite them.”

Subtitles (Interview in French)

“The displaced people, after spending so many days trapped in their home villages, arrive in Pulka and are still not receiving the assistance they need. They are discriminated against because people think that they are collaborating with the rebels. Imagine the suffering that they have already been through, only to find a different kind of suffering in Pulka. It is really hard for them.”

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The emergency in Borno State is not over.

Hundreds of thousands of people are still heavily dependent on humanitarian aid to survive.