MSF BENIN: Nigerian refugees seek safety in Benin
"I was sick and I was pregnant. I gave birth to five of my children at home; I have never been to a health centre. For this new baby though, I felt that my life would be at risk if I didn't seek help so, the other people I was on the run with called a caregiver from the village of Illori, Nigeria, who helped me give birth. As soon as I gave birth, we learned that armed men were arriving in the village. I fled again with my newborn. When I heard noises, I had no strength to run. I was protecting my child. My feet were swollen. I could neither sit nor stand. I was exhausted," said Amina*, a 30-year-old mother of six of Nigerian origin, who arrived at the beginning of March on the other side of the border in Benin.
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