00:00By track and on foot, entire families are arriving in the town of Waza, before taking shelter in one of
00:06the local schools.
00:07These families, now in their thousands, have fled more than 10 villages around Makari and Maduga,
00:14following retaliatory attacks allegedly carried out by suspected terrorists, which have left 14 people dead.
00:24Boko Haram forced us to leave our villages.
00:27They come to kill us and take our belongings.
00:29We are overwhelmed to the point that we have to guard the village from 6pm until 5am.
00:41Families say they've neither been approached or assisted by local authorities,
00:46while women and children have reportedly gone days without food, raising fears of another humanitarian crisis.
00:52There are thousands of children and women who have been here since Thursday until today, Sunday.
01:00They have had nothing to eat or drink and have received no support from the state.
01:04We have no food and no water.
01:10As attacks intensify, Waza has seen a massive influx of displaced people since September 17th.
01:17Public spaces and schools across the town have been overwhelmed by families in need, according to a local health official.
01:26They abandoned their villages and all their belongings.
01:30Some came by motorcycle, others on foot and on tricycles, to reach Waza.
01:35They arrived here terrified, sleeping in the open air, without any security or food assistance at the place where they
01:42currently are.
01:50More than 300 displaced people also arrived in the city of Maroura overnight.
01:55Crisis meetings have been underway since Monday morning within the offices of the governor of the far north region to
02:02determine an emergency response.
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