. >> we are just a few kilometers away from the crisis region in northeastern nigeria where the government has declared a state of emergency. we have to film secretly at countless checkpoints. the army are on edge. for years, a militant islamist group has been terrorizing the people here. last month alone, more than 500 were killed in attacks. of village just outside the region is where they waged their campaign of violence. we are told that more than 100 people have sought refuge here, men, women and children. refugees tells us the people back home are terrified all the time because of the continuous attacks. there is no peace, he says, and nobody can tell you when the terror will reach you. when you leave the house in the morning, you don't know what will become of you, and when you come home in the evening, you can't sleep. everyone is scared. that is why we left our village. a family here has taken in more than 40 refugees. many of them are from the nearby hometown where a school was stormed in late february. 43 students were murdered in their dormitory. they claim western education is

we're following here pls find just the two palms all reports have excluded the marketplace in northeastern nigeria. i was in the city of mine to glory while many people off into the kills in this the birthplace of the bulk of her on extremist network is protocol bombing was the calls them at least one of those thoughts will bring you more details as soon as the cap. despite a cease fire agreement signed with government forces just over a month ago rebel forces that ensued on the vowing to continue their offense that ruffles like a team has just returned from the city of motel which was the re taken by rebels last week it has not changed hands three times since the conflict began in mid december. what some view is we must warn all this next report you may find it disturbing my my how the ghost town burned to the ground. signs of violence it is easy when leaving dad bought these industries. it's a little frightening residents. it's a very young it's a habit like it will quit hunting for we are alike tend to do that and it's all over it. oh by president president of the song says i will do themselves

the interviews we've had people who have been affected by the violence and the conflicts in northeastern nigeria>> so excuse me, what sort of impact does it have on innocent people, this fighting? >> well, the majority o of those affected b have been the civilians. we mentioned in the report the civilian population has been trapped in this ongoing fighting, and many have been deprived of access to humanitarian support. many have been unlawfully arrested and detained for lengthy periods without charge or trial. many have been separated from their families. many are forced to flee their homes and their communities and now they're seeking refuge in other parts of nigeria. >> other destabilizing the country what do you think the ultimate aim is here? >> well, they have claimed in several public statements and reports that they want to establish a street sharia law. they don't trust the current system of sharia in operation in that part of the country. we'rthey ares are against weste, and we're calling for the nigeria government to ensure that the work with the international community to stop this on

here is an update on the attacks in northeastern nigeria. >> reporter: well, these latest attacks willse questions about the effect tiffness of the nigerian military he's strategy against boca huh ran, everyone though the group has not claimed respond for these attacks it looks like their work because they have been behind hundreds of bombings in the region over the last few years which have killed thousands of people. now the authorities here remain adamant that they are winning the war. last year we saw thousands of soldiers pour in to the region to fight the group and there was a serious deescalation in violence however in the last few months and weeks many attacks, at least 200 people have been killed by the group in the last two weeks alone. but the military and the authorities remain adamant that they are winning the war against the group. the head of the military said they would be dealt with by april. they said the group would be defeated. but everything that we see and here coming from the region seems to fly in the ways face of much of what they say. they are huge restriction