Nigerians flee Boko Haram attacks, flock to relief centres

Published November 29, 2014
Maria Mala, a displaced woman with her new born baby Namadi, who was born Thursday morning rest at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
Maria Mala, a displaced woman with her new born baby Namadi, who was born Thursday morning rest at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
An unidentified woman who fled her home following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern Nigeria, receives her meal at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
An unidentified woman who fled her home following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern Nigeria, receives her meal at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria take refuge at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria take refuge at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
4)	Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in Gwoza arrive at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
4) Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in Gwoza arrive at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern Nigeria wait to collect relief materials at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern Nigeria wait to collect relief materials at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
6)	Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern congregate at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP
6) Civilians who fled their homes following an attack by Islamist militants, in northeastern congregate at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Nov 27, 2014. - AP

More than 1.5 million Nigerians displaced by the militant group Boko Haram are flocking to relief centres across the country's northeast, where they are met with overcrowded facilities and a shortage of supplies. Boko Haram's five-year insurgency continues to leave a trail of despair and desperation. Nearly 10,000 people now stay in the Damare camp in Adamawa where there are not enough toilets and a persistent health threat looms.

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