Held captive for 5 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (19th Nov. 2013 - 23th Nov. 2013)
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.
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.
Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (28th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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.
Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (30th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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.
Held captive for 22 days in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (30th Sept. 2013 - 20th Oct. 2013)
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.
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.
Captive for 3 Months in Boko Haram at Gwoza Hills (12th May 2013 - 13th Sept 2013)
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.
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.
Captive for 12 days in Boko Haram Camp in Sambisa (15th May 2013 - 26th May 2013)
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.
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.
-sahara
