Maiduguri: Troubled city in darkness

For 11 months in 2021, Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria has been without electricity due to attacks on transmission lines by terrorist groups that have been waging war against the state for more than a decade. The attacks have impacted the government and businesses in a more devastating way to the residents than the havoc of the twelve-year insurgency. This report captures the deep-seated frustration of the war-weary Borno people, business owners, humanitarian organisations and government workers who used to depend on public electricity for daily operations. It is a riveting account of how hospitals, schools, courts and other public institutions struggle to deliver public service in the midst of endless human misery without electricity supply. Ajibola AMZAT reports. More on this story here: https://bit.ly/34xfSEZ Follow us on Twitter:   / theicir​   Follow us on Facebook:   / ​   Visit our website: https://www.icrnigeria.org