When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last
week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety.
But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings.
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week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety.
But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees to move their belongings.
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00:00When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners
00:07volunteered to help move residents to safety.
00:10Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, is reeling from the worst flooding in three decades
00:17after a dam wall burst following heavy rains that also hit several parts of West and Central
00:23Africa.
00:24With vehicles unable to move in many parts of Maiduguri, residents are relying on canoes.
00:33But residents say they are now being ripped off by the canoe owners charging steep fees
00:38to move their belongings.
00:40Baba Ali Maina, a 51-year-old father of four, said he decided to move some electronics and
00:46cooking items this week, but was shocked when a canoe owner charged him 70,000 naira for
00:53a short trip, more than the monthly minimum wage.
00:56Some of them has been exploited to that extent, but some will get it at a lower price, but
01:02they do collect money, honestly.
01:04Some ask even to the extent of 70.
01:08After losing almost everything to floods, he was unhappy about the cost, but would rather
01:13pay it than allow whatever remains of his properties to be stolen.
01:18But fisherman and canoe owner Mohamed Youssef, who also lost some of his canoe's nets and
01:23stored fish, said he still moved residents for free, but that the boys who worked with
01:27him are not his children and will need to be paid for their services.
01:31Not our child, not we bomb them, they are boys, they work together with us.
01:39We will come here propose to help.
01:41If you give 100,000, the boys, they will share it and save their own family.
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