Diving deep into the hardships faced by the people living in conflict-ridden areas we commonly only refer to as statistics; Vestiges of Violence is a monthly podcast on these personal stories of violence victims brought to you by HumAngle.
In November 2025, terrorists attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, during the early hours of the morning and abducted 25 students.
The attack added another chapter to the growing pattern of school abductions across northern Nigeria, where schools have increasingly become targets for armed groups. Although the girls returned home after nine days, the experience left lasting memories that extended far beyond their time in captivity.
In this episode of #VOV, we tell the story of one of the girls, Salima Sani, and the days they all spent in captivity.
5 Jun 2026
VOV 136: How She Escaped Captivity
In the previous episode of Vestiges of Violence, we told the story of Bintu Suleiman, whose daughters and grandchildren were abducted during the attack on Ngoshe, northeastern Nigeria, on March 3, 2026. She was still waiting for news, still hoping for their return.
Now, we have some updates.
In this episode, her 16-year-old daughter, Aisha Muhammad Shuaibu, has escaped captivity after spending a period of two months and two weeks with the terrorists. She returned home carrying her four-year-old nephew on her back.
She shared with HumAngle what happened to her in captivity and how she escaped.
8 May 2026
VOV 135: 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.
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