40 Girls Abducted: Insurgents Turn Them To Maids And Wives, Parents Allege

Relatives of the 40 girls abducted on Tuesday by Boko Haram insurgents from Michika and Madagali local governments areas of Adamawa State, have alleged that the insurgents have turned some of the girls to housemaids and some married off to their leaders. A parent who pleaded anonymity told The Sun newspaper that the insurgents actually abducted about 80 girls and women. He said, however, later in the night, the insurgents had to separate the elderly women from the girls and released the women “who are now languishing in the forest as they could not locate their ancestral homes because they have been razed down by the insurgents. We were told by trapped residents that the elderly women have been released while the insurgents moved away with the younger ones.”

Another relative, who also pleaded anonymity, enjoined the federal and Adamawa State governments to “show political will at rescuing the abducted girls so that they will not be left in the hands of the insurgents for too long to save them from being abused or exploited. We are confused that hours after the so called cease fire agreement between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents, our girls were abducted by the insurgents. We are at a loss about government’s sincerity on the whole issue and we urged it to rescue our daughters without further delay as we are ready to die searching for our missing ones.”

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.