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Author: Philip Obaji Jr

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Philip Obaji Jr

Philip Obaji Jr is a Nigerian journalist. Follow him on twitter at @PhilipObaji.

  • child marriage cameroon
    CameroonEconomyNigeriaSociety
    By Philip Obaji Jr
    September 1, 2020
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    “This is not the life I wanted”: Child brides rise among Cameroon refugees

    Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned 16 years old this February, she ...
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  • Tramadol: At a camp for internally-displaced persons in Nigeria. Credit: UK Mission to the UN/Lorey Campese.
    NigeriaSociety
    By Philip Obaji Jr
    March 15, 2019
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    “If you take Tramadol away, you make Boko Haram weak.”

    Former fighters say taking the addictive opioid was essential for launching assaults. Could tackling its illicit trade cripple Boko Haram attacks? Adamu Musa remembers clearly the ...
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  • At a camp for refugees in Minawao, Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. Credit: OCHA/Ivo Brandau.
    CameroonNigeriaSociety
    By Philip Obaji Jr
    October 4, 2018
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    Cameroon’s forced returns of Nigerian refugees leads to more tragedies

    Cameroon’s forced deportations are not just putting refugees in peril, but potentially undermining the fight against Boko Haram. On 29 July, a Cameroonian army truck driving ...
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  • Buses wait to transport Internally Displaced Persons in northeast Nigeria back to their home areas. Credit: Immanuel Afolabi.
    NigeriaSociety
    By Philip Obaji Jr
    August 28, 2018
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    Nigeria: A displacement crisis that runs deeper than Boko Haram

    Water shortages in northeastern Nigeria are leading people to be displaced and discouraging others from returning home. Camps are struggling to cope. This article was made ...
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