Scars of The Land

• Prize
  Gold in Analog / Film/Editorial / Journalism
• Photographer
  Carlo Cozzoli
• Agency / Studio
  Memora Collective
• Technical Info
  Religious War Plaguing Nigeria Fueled By Climate Change And Corrupt Politics.
• Photo Date
  June, July 2025

June 15, 2025, Yelwata Nigeria — 200 dead. Children scarred by machetes, charred bodies, homes reduced to rubble. The Fulani herdsmen, responsible for one of the worst massacres in recent years, are devastating the central region of Nigeria’s Middle Belt. This land, vital to the Muslim nomads for cattle migration, has become so coveted that it drives them to raze entire Christian communities. Around 3,000 survivors now live displaced in the refugee camps of Makurdi, Benue — places the government tries to keep out of sight.