Scavengers are known for searching for and collecting discarded items as a means of livelihood.

But that is not what they have been in the news for recently – they have been in the news because they have become targets for suspected Boko  Haram fighters in some local government areas of Borno state.

In this episode of Nigeria Daily, we look in detail at the relationship between the insurgents and the scavengers, or baban bola as they are called.