When disaster strikes, we see the strength of a community tested. Hurti, a quiet farming village in Bokkos Local Government Area, was shaken to its core this April when violent attacks tore through the community, leaving more than fifty people dead, dozens injured and homes reduced to ashes. The attackers destroyed barns and grain stores, wiping out food supplies and livelihoods. Survivors describe gunshots ringing from every direction, neighbours climbing trees and crouching in bushes to escape, only to emerge to see loved ones gone and their village burning.

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