UK Edition

The IndependentMonday, 29 June 2026

Click image to view full size

‘I was abducted by Boko Haram aged 5 ...our children still face threats every day’

In a part of Nigeria ravaged by conflict and recently the target of Trump-led airstrikes, chief international correspondent Bel Trew meets teenagers who have survived brutality and captivity

Bel Trew

More from The Independent

Front page image reproduced for the purpose of critical review and commentary — about our editorial use.