Boko Haram terrorists get got released a video showing 10 distraught women, believed to hold upwardly the ones kidnapped inwards a raid past times the militant grouping on a military/police convoy inwards Borno State to a greater extent than or less weeks ago.
Following the incident, which took house a few kilometres exterior Maiduguri, on Damboa Road, the Nigeria law refuted claims past times Boko Haram that to a greater extent than or less law officers had been killed or abducted past times the terror group.
Although the 2 women who beak on the video, which was sent alone to SaharaReporters, create non innovate themselves every bit law personnel, 1 Amina Adam Gomdia, speaking inwards eloquent Hausa, describes 5 of the women inwards their midst every bit populace servants who are also breadwinners inwards their families. Gomdia introduces herself every bit a lecturer at the Federal College of Fisheries, Baga.
It is non clear if the other women, who appear to hold upwardly also shocked to speak, alongside to a greater extent than or less of them inwards tears, are law women or wives of law officers. But it would hold upwardly recalled that the convoy they were travelling inwards when they were attacked was carrying the corpse of a law adult woman who had before been killed past times the terrorist group.
The instant adult woman who speaks on the video gives her mention every bit Deborah Philipus. She says that correct from the infinitesimal they were abducted, Boko Haram has taken attention of them, including treating their injuries, as well as that they get got non lacked food, H2O or other necessities.
"We are grateful to you,” she says, referring to Boko Haram, “but the Government of Nigeria should non nation nosotros were non abducted, indeed nosotros were abducted," she says.
SaharaReporters learned she lost her hubby to the militant grouping inwards the early on days of the conflict when he as well as their 2 sons were slaughtered before her eyes inwards Maiduguri past times Boko Haram militants. Since then, she says on the video, she has been looking later on the residue of their children every bit "their woman bring upwardly as well as father."
On behalf of the 10 women, Gomdia as well as Philipus pleads alongside the federal authorities non to forsake them, urging them to create everything it tin plow over the axe to rescue them every bit it has done alongside the Chibok girls.
"Today, hither nosotros are, everyone has seen us, our relatives get got seen us, government, our youngsters get got all seen us, this is non a lie, nosotros get got been abducted for xxx days," says the distraught Gomdia.
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