TRANSCRIPT – Webclip – Zamfara

Chyron:
Anka
Zamfara State – Northwest Nigeria

Text:
In the last 10 years there were
over 200,000 internally
displaced in northwest Nigeria

But the situation
started back in 2011
and is still neglected

Chyron:
Lami I.

Subs:

We’ve now spent 12 months
in this camp.

We left because
bandits were killing people.

The problem started about 8 years ago,

our area is now empty
as we’ve all been displaced.

They just come and start killing people.

Chyron:
Fatima Y.

Subs:
We’ve been here for
two years and seven months.

They attacked our village
and killed 56 people.

There’s no one left in Jarkuka,
the place is now empty.

Even our houses have been destroyed
and levelled to the ground.

Chyron:
Abbas Banaga

Subs:
We came with a few
of our belongings and a little food

as we thought we’d be away for just
two to three weeks… or one month.

Since we left our village,
we haven’t tried to go back.

Only two people tried to go back
to check the situation there

but one was killed and the other
was abducted, but later escaped.

You know as villagers,
our main preoccupation is farming

but now we’ve not been able
to farm to feed our families.

We’ve exhausted
the little food we brought.

Our major problem
is the lack of food and shelter.

When we want to sleep we move our things
to make space for our mats.

Chyron:
Shinkafi
Zamfara State

Text:
MSF is the only international
NGO currently providing
shelter and healthcare in Anka

In Shinkafi and Zurmi
we provide primary healthcare
alongside the Ministry of Health

Hospitals were overwhelmed
by the displacement and local
healthcare was disrupted

The open conflict continues
in Zamfara state, heavily
affecting its population

Subs:
If possible, what we most need now
is food and peace.

We want to go back to our
communities when peace is restored

and we also want help to rebuild
our homes that were destroyed.