A Mother Awaits the News of Her Abducted Children
It is Ramadan, and Bintu Suleiman, a 55-year-old mother and trader from Ngoshe in Borno State, North East Nigeria, is about to break her fast with her family.
Then, the gunshots begin, and within the hour, her home is on fire. As the terrorists round people up, she manages to slip away with her children and grandchildren into the bush. Later, she realises four of them did not make it with her. They are somewhere up in the mountains.
In this episode of #VOV, we see that, after the attack, Bintu, now displaced, is sheltering at a government primary school in Pulka and has no news of her children and grandchildren.
Reported by Sabiqah Bello
Voice acting by Rukayya Saeed
Multimedia editor is Anthony Asemota
Executive producer is Ahmad Salkida
Bintu Suleiman, a 55-year-old mother from Ngoshe, Borno State, is disrupted during Ramadan as terrorists attack her home, forcing her to flee with part of her family. Unfortunately, four family members are left behind in the mountains. Now displaced, Bintu seeks refuge at a primary school in Pulka, anxiously waiting for news of her missing children and grandchildren. This episode of #VOV highlights her plight amidst the ongoing violence.