‘In 2018, we treated victims of gunshot wounds every day’ – Doctor
‘Victims of violence end up perpetuating trauma’ – Psychiatrist
‘The world focuses on North East, Zamfara is bleeding’ – Momale
It is March 2020 and we are in Dogondaji, Kaura Namoda Local Government of Zamfara State, investigating the impact of violence on livelihoods and social wellbeing of families.
Ramatu Lawal, Project officer and Jibrin Gani, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, of The Pastoral Resolve (PARE) an NGO which has done a lot of work with rural communities and other stakeholders, in the context of conflict management. They are present to assist with interpretations and lead me to the various communities.