The Nigerian Police has revealed that some of the rescued Chibok girls are running back to their abductors.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba made the revelation yesterday, November 10.
According to him, the girls, particularly, those who had been put in the family way might be suffering the Stockholm syndrome.
The syndrome occurs when hostages or abuse victims bond with their captors or abusers. This psychological connection develops over the course of the days, weeks, months, or even years of captivity or abuse. With this syndrome, hostages or abuse victims may come to sympathize with their captors.
The Police chief said that the girls are making moves to return to their abductors under different guises.
Baba, who spoke at a media briefing at the State House, Abuja, also justified the engagement of criminals in negotiations by security agencies to secure the release of kidnap victims.
The IGP confirmed the arrest of some suspects in connection with the recent terror alert in Abuja, and disclosed that plans were underway to prosecute them after necessary investigations.
Baba also spoke on the recent attack on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Maiduguri. He said the police spokesperson in the state, ASP Kamilu Shatambaya, was hasty in dismissing the attack on members of the opposition party as false.
He advised politicians to play by the rules ahead of the general election in 2023 and avoid violent clashes during the exercise.
The police boss explained why he was against the withdrawal of police protection from prominent persons in the country, saying despite the attendant misgivings, many of them would be exposed to danger.
Baba said some of the Chibok girls, who had been put in the family way and were rescued while wandering in the bush, had actually been making moves to return to their captors.
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