The Boko Haram insurgents, who reportedly
abducted about 50 women and girls from two
border villages between Adamawa and Borno
states have freed the women among their
captives.
This was disclosed in an interview by villagers,
who spoke on the issue with newsmen on the
telephone from their hide-outs.
They however, said that the exact number of
those released could not be ascertained, but that
no fewer than 45 girls were still being detained.
According to the villagers, the women and girls
were abducted from Waga Mangoro which was
between Gwoza in Borno and Madagali in
Adamawa states.
Relatives of some of the abducted women who
were later released by the insurgents also, told
newsmen in Yola that some of the girls have been
turned to cooks while others were married off
immediately to some of the insurgents.
A relative to the one of the women who spoke on
the condition of anonymity said; ”Initially, the
insurgents captured 80 girls and women whom
they later loaded into their vans and zoomed off
into the bushes.
Later in the night, the insurgents separated the
elderly women from the girls and released the
women, who are now languishing in the forest
because they could not relocate the towns
because they were razed down by the insurgents.
“We are confused that hours after the so called
cease fire agreement between the Federal
Government and Boko Haram insurgents, our girls
are still being abducted by the insurgents.
“We are at a loss about government’s insincerity
on the whole issue and we urge them to rescue
our daughters without further delay as we are
ready to die searching for our missing ones.”
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