A returnee from Boko Haram
captivity, has on Sunday dimmed further hopes of recovering the kidnapped
Chibok girls.
According to The Nation publication, twenty-one-year old
Tabitha Adamu, one of the women freed from the sect’s camp and handed over to
the Borno State Government last week, said the girls had turned to Boko Haram
fighters.
Speaking about her life in the
camp, the woman revealed that one of the sect’s commanders forcibly married her
and now she is expecting a baby.
She said: “They killed my father and brother. They took
me along with my mother but at some point we were separated. Since then, I’ve
not set my eyes on my mother. When he (Abu Kabir, my Boko Haram husband),
wanted to marry me, he gave the women who were taking care of us N5,000 as my
bride price.
“Before
the marriage, I was asked to convert to Islam. I did so because many who
refused were killed and they gave me a name (Samira). I answered the name but I
know my true name is my real name. When we were rescued I told the soldiers
that my name is Tabitha.
“They
asked me if I am one of the wives of the Boko Haram and I told them my story.
They felt for me and they treated me well.
“Many
people asked me since we were liberated, particularly about the pregnancy. I
don’t know the right answer to give because I actually do not know what to do.
It has happened. I don’t know what the authorities would do about it but I
think it is too late to abort it. But my prayer is that I give birth safely.”
Tabitha revealed that before the
abduction she completed her secondary education and earned a certificate in
computer appreciation in Maiduguri. She added that she was hoping for a good
future now because the Borno state government promised to help her and her
child.
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