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These six girls were held hostage by the Boko Haram. View their stories below. Their real names and faces are protected for their safety.
Captive for 12 days in Boko Haram Camp in Sambisa (15th May 2013 - 26th May 2013)
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She boarded for commercial bus at Tashan Bama in Maiduguri on 15th May 2013. There were
five men in the vehicle when they took off. She was the only female among them. When they reach
Bama Local government around Firgi area in Borno State, some Boko Haram members with
heavy weapons abducted them and they were taken to Boko haram camp in Sambisa Games Reserve.
Immediately after their arrival they slew the five men with knife in her presence.
She was there in their camp for 12 days when they slew more than 50 people in her
presence. Whenever they bring a hostage, they check their identity card and differentiate them base
on their belief, if your Christian they killed you, if the victim happened to be Muslim they recruit
them. Those who refused they slew them.
It was one faithful day on 26th may 2013 that she
escaped when the insurgent distance themselves from them to service their weapons and equally
trained the new recruit on how to handled guns. She was pondered on how to run when she saw
how females were killed.
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They told her to get ready for conversion the following morning, and
fortunately God took control of the event and one young man among the captive took courage
and jump into one of their cars and started it. Eventually she and other six young men entered the
car and they drow off. Unfortunately the Boko Haram followed them and succeeded in
killing four but she and the driver escaped. That was how they abandon the vehicle and
trek for some more Kilometers to get to the main road.
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Captive for 3 Months in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (12th May 2013 - 13th Sept 2013)
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This was a girl abducted by the insurgents in early May 2013 and was in their custody for about
three months before her escape in September, 2013 by the grace of God. Luckily they did not
sexually abuse her as she was groomed to marry the insurgent leaders' junior brother. However,
she suffered beating even at point of death to convert to Islam and forced to wear their 'hijab' as
they go from one hiding came to another atop the mountain hills where they are based.
She even followed them to the attack on Gwna police station conveying the bullets they used during the
attack. Her escaped gave her a new life of hope but never believed it was really true until she was
taken out of Borno State.
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Her parents' home and the whole village were attacked after her escape,
burning all the houses and killing two people in revenge. She was later examined and found
physically fine.
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Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (30th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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It was around 8:00pm on 30th September, 2013 when Boko Haram with heavy weapons came
and broke into her brothers room and shoot him. They took his wife out and put a gun to her head, but
when they heard another strange event outside the compound, the insurgents came back again
and asked the ladies including her to come out. There they captured herself, her
sister & her brother's wife and took them away as captives. They were taken to the camp on the
mountain top in Ghwa'a village where the leader of the Boko Haram stayed.
She who is a dedicated Christian was asked to denounced Christ and accept
Islam or else she would be slaughtered. Out of fear she agreed and they ceremonially cited Quran
verses, gave her a veil (Himar) and named her Maryam.
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After converting her she was taken to (Emir) leader of the camp who was called Ibrahim Tada Nglayire and she was married
one of the insurgents called Abdul, where she was sexually abused. After that, he asked
her to perform an exercise of taking water from a kettle to bath with it as sign of cleansing
from the sex they had. Which he called WAKAN JANABA.
The insurgents gets their money from External sources, she always heard them mentioning Arab
countries etc. Some among their
local sponsors whom they mention were some District Heads in Borno State and
a member of the State House of Assembly . They always thanked them for supporting
with money and protection. On the 20th of October, 2013, when the insurgent have left to
get their ammunition, their leader's wife brought them together in a conversations. That was how
she escaped.
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Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (30th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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She was kidnapped by Boko Haram on 30th September, 2013. She was taken to their camp.
The following sub-gang leader of the insurgent took her to the Emir, (Ibrahim
Tadaghleke) for an update on how they captured them. When Ibrahim saw her, he immediately
ordered her conversion to Islam and gave her a husband. The husband came in the night to sexually
abused her, when she refused he brought his gun and knife to kill her if she attempt to
stop him again. He left her when he discovered she was on her monthly period.
They normally speak Kanuri language, Arabic and Hausa talking about Some District
heads and a member of the State House of Assembly. Popular in their conversation is
that, they hate President Jonathan because he is Pagan and sent the Army to kill them.
She escaped when she tactically dropped her shoes on the entrance of the door. She picked a
kettle with pretence to enter toilet. That was how she made her way to escape. They went
through serious challenges, but God save her.
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Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (28th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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She was captured and held as a slave by the Boko Haram group on 28th September, 2013.
Their house was invaded by the insurgents. In their palour, they asked for their names.
When they found out they were Christians, they went with her.
They started going up the hill for almost 2 days on foot. When they reached a village called KWATARA, one of them went from there
and entered another village. It took them additional (8) eight hours before they reach a
place in a cave on top of Mandara mountains hills, where they were kept for almost two weeks before proceeded to another location
She was converted to Islam and was given a Muslim name called HASIYA, and married to an
insurgent. She was raped and sexually abused by force under a treat of Gun. She was only 15 years old and still a virgin.
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Held captive for 5 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (19th Nov. 2013 - 23th Nov. 2013)
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They met her around the Cameroonian boarder, caught her and started beating her. One among the
Boko Haram pulled her veil, tore it and tied her hands behind and started beating her with plastic
pipes. Another one of the insurgents dragged her and tied another rope behind her and pulling
her like animal. She was then taken to the mountains travelling throughout the night where they
went to a village in the hill they call Hraza.
It was too gloomy because there were so many branches within the caves.
She quickly agreed to convert to Muslim with a knife of her throat, on 19 November, 2013.
They cited Quranic verse which she repeats after them. She was given KALMAN SHAHADA.
She saw a man called MALLAM where they were staying.
He doesn't come out in a day time, neither does he follow them for operations, but he gives orders and instruction as final authority.
He doesn't open his face. He is aways in a veil like Arab man, in all white clothes.
The second in command was called Ibrahim Tadagleke and then mallam Audu and Mallam Saidu, whom were the operational commanders.
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On the 21 November, 2013, the overall MALLAM, who was in
charge of giving orders came out and went round the camp around 5:00pm
- 6:00pm. He was accompanied by Ibrahim who they called Emir followed by operational
commanders and then over 80 armed insurgents were behind him. Some among their sponsors
where late Mohammed Gadafi before he died. People from Chad were used to import the
weapons, on Carmel and herdsmen from Niger. Their main funds comes from Afghanistan
and Iraq. They always thanked the Arab countries. Most of the people that sponsored them locally were
disguised. She escaped from them on 23 November, 2013.
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