Nigerian refugees in Cameroon find solace in trees

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Refugees work in the tree nursery at the camp in Minawao, Far North region, Cameroon on August 6, 2023. PHOTO | XINHUA

Luka Isaac Batakwa reminisced about the scary night when he lost his four relatives when gunmen belonging to the terror group Boko Haram raided his village in Nigeria.

He had seen and had enough and made up his mind to flee to neighbouring Cameroon. There, he joined thousands of other refugees who had fled to seek sanctuary in Minawao in Cameroon's Far North region, about 64 km east of the Nigerian border.