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Over 14,000 Nigerians have been flown back on chartered planes from Libya under a scheme run by the International Organization for Migration since 2017. Around a third of these are women. In some cases, they travel back home with children born as the result of rape during their time trying to reach Europe.

Just 100 kilometres from downtown Lagos, Omo Forest is home to an estimated 100 forest elephants, shy relatives of their larger savannah cousins. But the survival of this rare species is hanging in the balance, threatened by rampant deforestation in their natural habitat.

To mark the #InternationalAlbinismAwarenessDay, we spoke with Seun, Onyinye, Daniel, and Taiwo who shared their experiences about living with albinism in Nigeria. #StillStandingStrong