{"id":2608,"date":"2026-07-08T10:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthaction.ng\/dosomething\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:59:57","slug":"special-report-inside-katsina-idp-camp-where-theres-no-hope-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthaction.ng\/dosomething\/special-report-inside-katsina-idp-camp-where-theres-no-hope-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Katsina IDP Camp \u2018Where There\u2019s No Hope\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Abdullah Tijani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Thousands of displaced people in Katsina State have three things in common: they are defeated, scattered and helpless. Some of them turned beggars, and those who swore against begging are slowly starving to death.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sometime in March 2022, about a hundred of them loitering in Katsina\u2019s government restricted area (GRA) fought over food and naira notes a compassionate pedestrian gave them, according to Murtala Muhammad, an eyewitness and resident of Katsina. The strong marched the weak while struggling to overshadow co-beggars. 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