Government officials say they need 24-hour security to protect the residents, especially since some of the camps are regular targets of suicide bombers deployed by Boko Haram. After the women finished, security officers insisted that they clean up, telling them to go bathe in the officers’ quarters as the men watched. Later, she was asked to serve water to four security officers in their room as they dined. VideoFalmata, the 14-year-old kidnapped by Boko Haram, said her ordeal began when she was in primary school, enjoying her classwork and dancing to local Kanuri music. During her two months at the camp, she said, security officers, not always the same men, came for her repeatedly.

Source: New York Times December 08, 2017 07:52 UTC