Disability & Conflict in Nigeria

Violence, kidnappings, and armed attacks have become a daily reality in parts of Nigeria. For people with disabilities, getting to safety is often more difficult because of barriers to mobility, communication, and access to assistance. In Harm’s Way shares the stories of disabled Nigerians whose lives have been changed by insecurity, from survivors of violent attacks to activists working to protect their communities. Disability inclusion advocate Olusola D. Ojo lost the use of his legs after a road accident when ongoing conflict delayed emergency medical care. Now, as a wheelchair user, he says escaping danger sometimes isn’t an option: “When there is a security crisis, it affects us more because we have to be wheeled, and when there is a serious threat…you are stranded.” Through first-hand accounts, In Harm’s Way shows that the experience of conflict depends, in part, on who can escape.

Edited by Hannah Escandon.

Access this film with audio descriptions. (Audio captions and editing by Taylor Blackley.)