One
of the 21 Chibok girls released by Boko Haram last week, has revealed
that the schoolgirls were at a time, without food for a total of one
month and 10 days.
Chibok schoolgirl in tears as she reunites with her father
We had reported on Sunday
that there was a sober atmosphere at the Department of State Services
(DSS) health facility in Abuja, as the released Chibok girls were
finally re-united with their parents after more than two years in Boko
Haram’s captivity.
While giving a testimony on behalf of her colleagues at a
thanksgiving service organised for them at the DSS health facility in
Abuja on Sunday, Gloria Dame, one of the 21 Chibok girls released by
Boko Haram, has revealed that the abductees were, at a time, without
food for a total of one month and 10 days.
“I did not know that a day like this will come that we will be
dancing and giving thanks to God among people. For one month and 10
days, we stayed without food. I narrowly escaped bomb blast in the
forest.
“We are praying to God to touch the heart of Boko Haram to
repent and we are calling on Nigerians to pray and fast for the release
of our remaining ones in captivity,” she said in Hausa.
According to a report by TheCable News, church service was in
progress when parents of the freed girls arrived the venue, and they
were reunited with their loved ones after more than two years of their
abduction.
The released chibok girls dancing after the church service
With the arrival of the parents, the environment was charged with
emotion and tears of joy. The parents took turns to address the
congregation and thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and all Nigerians
for their efforts and prayers towards the rescue of their daughters.
Speaking to a correspondent, Yaga Yarakawa, chairman of Chibok local government council, described the release of the girls as “historic”, saying:
“Before their abduction, I was involved in supervising their
feeding, which was organised by the Borno State Secondary Schools
Feeding System. So I know them very well.
“These are the real girls and you could see when their parents came; you see their joy, it manifest naturally.
“This is enough to tell you that it is a reality and anybody
who says different things or is doubting, maybe the person has a
different agenda altogether.”
Also speaking, Yakubu Nkeki, chairman of Abducted Chibok Girls’
Parents Association, thanked the president for the release of the girls.
“From the physical looks of the girls, it was obvious that they were not radicalized as claimed by some people,” he said, and also debunked claims that many of the girls were pregnant.
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