Water wars in arid north Nigeria

Edith Obeta, a petty trader and mother of two accuses another woman, Hadiza Haruna of pushing her jerry can aside to get ahead in the dodgy queue. Mrs Haruna denies the accusation and a fight seems to be brewing.

"Look, this water pump works only once a day or once in two days, when we have public electricity supply," Mrs Obeta explains.

"So, you have to do all you can to collect some water before the electricity goes off again. As you can see yourself, it's not a tea party."

The water is not free. A 20 litre jerry can is sold for 20 Naira ($0.16).

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