Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno yesterday received six women and nine children who were said to have escaped from the bondage of Boko Haram terrorists.
Presenting the women and children to the governor in Maiduguri, the Commissioner of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, said they were abducted in Borno and Adamawa.
According to her, they, however, escaped from the terrorists in Buni-Yadi axis from where they trekked for six days to reach Damboa town in Borno.
Gambo said three women comprising Maryam Ishaya with one child, Rachel Simon with two children and Esther Ayuba with two children were abducted in Takulasha Village of Chibok LGA of Borno on Oct. 3, 2020.
She said that the remaining three women comprising Alheri Ezekiel with two children, Victoria Andrew, and Victoria James with two children of Cofure Village of Hong LGA of Adamawa were abducted on May 5, 2021.
Zulum said the government was doing everything possible to speedily rehabilitate and reintegrate all Boko Haram victims into society.
“I am very happy to receive you, my daughters, after you fell prey to Boko Haram terrorists. We thank God Almighty for rescuing and protecting you from the hands of the terrorists.
Receiving the victims, Zulum said the government would support and reintegrate them.
He expressed gratitude to God for the development and urged for sustained effort and prayers for a lasting solution to the insurgency and other security challenges facing the nation. (NAN)
