Nigeria, June 29 -- Mele Mohammed, a councillor in Yawa Kura Ward in Borno State, witnessed the April fire outbreak at the Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Abadam and captured the incident on video.

He posted the three-minute video online showing smoke rising from the ruins of his village and how women struggled to pack the debris of their property gutted by fire.

A few days later, he was suspended.

"I only shared this incident on a WhatsApp community group expressing my anger and frustration over the fire incident and lack of attention by the LGA chairman," Mr Mohammed said.

The councillor was 'stripped' of his office though he is an elected officer.

Mr Mohammed's experience illustrates the growing intolerance of the Borno State...