Violence-ravaged northern Nigeria battles new war against child malnutrition

A doctor examines Ja’afar Ahmed, a malnourished child, at a feeding centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria (Nasir Ghafoor/Medecins Sans Frontieres/AP)

Gunmen attacked Halima Musa’s village in Nigeria four years ago, killing her husband and one of their seven children.

The family fled to the safety of a camp for displaced people, but now they are hungry.