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What Kidnappers are Doing with 287 Pupils and Teachers in Their Den
The bandits who kidnapped 287 pupils and teachers in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, are alleged to be using their victims as human shields. News broke on Thursday morning, that the terrorists abducted the pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School shortly after the early morning assembly. Following the…
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One of 85 Zamfara Abductees Escapes From Captivity
One of the 85 victims of Zamfara State abduction, Zainab Abdullahi, who were taken from Wanzamai village in Tsafe Local Government Area, has escaped. She sneaked away from the bandits’ camp and returned home leaving 84 others. Speaking to The PUNCH on the phone late Friday night, an indigene of the area, Abubakar Na’allah, said…
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‘Our Daily Lives in Captivity’ – Freed Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack Victim
A freed captive of the Abuja–Kaduna train attack, Hassan Aliyu, who has described the daily lives of the victims in the kidnappers’ den. In Aliyu told Daily Trust that throughout the 70 days in captivity, himself and others were fed with poorly cooked rice and tuwo, a local meal. He said while the female captives cooked,…
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Rebecca Sharibu, “I’ll take Boko Haram Fighter as Son-In-Law”
Rebecca Sharibu, Leah Sharibu’s mother has promised to take any boko haram fighter as son-in-law if it will guarantee the return of her daughter. Leah turned 17 on Thursday, May 14th. She is also in her 3rd year in the custody of the Islamic insurgents. She was abducted with 109 of her school mates in…