A 23 year old pregnant mother of four, Asabe Aliyu who
was rescued from Sambisa Forest by the military last week
says she does not know the father of her unborn child as
Boko Haram men took turns in sleeping with her while she
was held captive in their camp
"I was abducted six months ago in Delsak when our
village was overrun by Boko Haram. First I had
sojourned from my village to a forest close to
Cameroun, they turned me into a s-ex machine.
They took turns to sleep with me. Now, I am
pregnant and I cannot identify the father. With my
condition as a pregnant woman, I did the cooking of
their food” she told Daily Times amid tears.
The stories from the women are heartbreaking as they tell
stories of sadness and untold hardship. Lami Musa,
another returnee recalled how she was abducted when she
was four months pregnant. According to her, she had not
had a bath nor given her daughter a bath since she give
birth in the sect members camp three days ago
“They adducted the whole of my family and killed
my husband at Kilkasa forest when I was four
months pregnant. They took us to Sambisa forest,
we were sleeping in an open field. For days, we
went without water or food. Three days ago, I gave
birth to this baby girl. As I am talking to you, I
cannot ascertain the status of her health. I have not
had a bath since I was delivered of the baby. The
baby is yet to be bathed too.
Another returnee, Maryamu Adamu from Michika in
Adamawa state said she was kidnapped from her village
nine months ago and had not seen her husband or children
since she was abducted.
“I know I was dead, my existing now is just a mere
shadow of life as nothing moves me. But now that I
am here, I confirm that I am a living being.I thank
God that I am alive. I thank God.”she said Many of
them have been taken to Internally displaced
persons camp in Malkoi, Adamawa state for gradual
integration into the society.
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