Displaced Youth in Adamawa Face Education Crisis

Fourteen years after Boko Haram's insurgency displaced families from Gwoza, Mubi, Michika, and Madagali, thousands of children in Adamawa State remain without access to education. Aishat Umaru, a 15-year-old girl living in the Damare displacement camp, has never attended school, having stopped after Primary 2 due to financial constraints.

She has lived in the camp for 11 years since fleeing Boko Haram's violence. Aishat expresses regret over her lack of education and the lost ambition of becoming a governor.

The situation reflects a broader crisis, with many displaced children growing up without formal schooling, despite government and donor programs claiming progress in returning children to learning. Adamawa's education authorities acknowledge the issue but dispute the notion that no efforts are being made to address it.