Displaced Boko Haram Victims Return Home

At least 2,000 people displaced by Boko Haram violence in Nigeria, returned to their communities after years of living in camps, the army said. The returnees are mainly internally displaced persons from Borno State who were housed at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri.

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Women and children collect water in Mafa IDP camp, Borno state, north-east Nigeria.

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