In the first part of this photo essay on internally displaced persons (IDPs),YUNUSA ABDULLAHI took us on a tour of the Kuchingoro camp in Abuja, which is populated by the fleeing people of Borno state, most of them from Gwoza LGA. In this second instalment, he visits Dolori, one of the IDP camps in Maiduguri, Borno state.
A mother with her new born baby. It’s cold and even the baby has no dress on
IDPs performing ablution before their prayers
Dolori IDP camp. There are about over 18,000 campers here
Maximum security is provided at the camp
A view of the camp withmultitudes of mostly orphaned kids
Despite all the problems, God has his moment always
Young kids find time to be creative
A young woman at the camp knitting a cap for sale to source for means of livelihood
Another view of the camp, a dusty desert atmosphere
A mother and her son wait for the next meal
An elderly woman at the camp
The kitchen area but today no meal to cook as the people are waiting for supplies
Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state (l), receiving donations for the IDPs from the director-general, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ladan Salihu, who led FRCN directors and staff to the camp
A NEMA official on the way to the Dolori IDP camp in a truckload of items provided by FRCN
Excited campers jubilate with the arrival of trucks with food items and other materials
