The Malkohi Camp in Yola, Adamawa State, in north-eastern Nigeria, is home to the 275 women and children who were recently rescued from the Sambisa Forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram.
Prior to their rescue, the camp was home to about 845 internally displaced persons. With the arrival of the recently rescued women and children, the camp now houses more than 1,000 people.
On the surface, it seems that normal life has resumed for many of the camp's residents. Joyful tales of reunions with families and loved ones are sometimes shared among the women and girls, such as Hauwa, an adolescent who was reunited with her parents after seven months in captivity.
Tales of captivity
But for most, life is anything but normal. They are enduring the trauma of being abducted, abused and having their hopes dashed and futures undermined. Some report having been raped. Others were forced to watch their husbands slaughtered, their homes burnt and their children abducted.
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