One Abigail John, a fifteen year old girl, who was
one of the students of the Government Day
Secondary School, Jang, Michika Local
Government Area of Adamawa State, kidnapped
on October 29, 2014, has been found.
In a telephone conversation with Vanguard
Newspaper, Abigail recounts her wilderness
experience.
See excerpts:
“In the night, they brought bread and drinks for
us to eat for supper. There was no serious event
that night until the following day. In the morning,
we were given bread and other things for
breakfast and later, they cooked and served us.
Thereafter, one of the Boko Harm members
started preaching Islam to us.”
“While this preaching was going on, a military jet
came in and dropped a bomb very close to the
house. Moments later, they dropped a second
bomb which hit the building where we were kept.
When the aircraft was approaching to drop the
second bomb, the terrorists forced us into the
main house while they escaped. Only one of the
terrorists was struck by the bomb, the rest ran
away. Some of the abducted people in the house
– five women and a child – died but most of the
people were injured. Those who were not affected
by the bomb managed to escape.”
“I was among the injured so we were put in Keke
Napep (tricycles) and taken to a clinic. At the
clinic, I saw one woman whose leg was
amputated, they gave her anesthesia and sleeping
tablets to reduce the pain and enable her sleep.
Various treatments were administered to the
injured. We were then taken to a house close to
the clinic.”
They made new attires and long scarves for each
of us. So we all had to wear that as a sign that
we were living under an Islamic caliphate.”
“We were taught how to recite some verses of the
Koran. Those who were slightly injured were
taught how to say the Moslem prayer five times a
day.”
“On the first Sunday of December when the
terrorists got wind of the fact that soldiers were
advancing towards Mubi, the terrorists and some
of their female members that came along with the
registered members ran away and left us in that
house. When some of the abducted ladies who
were not injured discovered that the terrorists
were gone, they also escaped and left those of us
that were injured.”
“Two girls among us who were not too badly
injured, scaled the fence to go and report to the
military that we were held hostage in that house.
That was how the military got to know that there
were people in the house.
The soldiers couldn’t move us out immediately
because of our injuries.
“I have a broken arm and honestly, I don’t know
how it got broken but it was after the bomb
attack that I discovered I had a broken arm. While
in captivity, the terrorists brought a traditional
healer to treat the hand. I have been in great
pains,” said Abigail.
Abigail is now undergoing treatment with the help
of the Catholic Diocese of Yola.
“They surrounded the house where we were kept
but thank God, they did not rape us, especially
those of us who were captured in Mubi.”
Asked if she will want to go back to school,
Abigail who wants to become a lawyer and
practise in Lagos or Abuja, said “I am scared to
go back to Jang or Mubi but I want to continue
my education.”
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