LAGOS: Gaunt men sit in the shade sewing hats while women in headscarves cook leaves, watching children play as the dry wind blows through the thatched huts.

It's a typical scene in the sprawling camps set up for over 2 million people who have fled jihadists waging war in northeast Nigeria - and where Aliyu, Abubakar, Muhammad and Mallam now also live.

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