Zainab Bangura says Boko Haram and ISIS are the worst sexual abusers in the world.
“I am appalled by reports that hundreds of the recently released female captives were repeatedly raped by Boko Haram militias and compelled to “marry” their captors,” she told. “In order to give rise to a new generation raised in their own image, they [Boko Haram militants]are waging war on women’s physical, sexual and reproductive autonomy and rights,” added Ms. Bangura.
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One year after the Chibok Girls abduction many of them are still believed to be held hostages somewhere in Sambisa forest. Bangura told UN still insists on immediate release of the abducted female hostages. “I reiterate my calls for all abducted women and girls to be immediately released from captivity and returned safely to their families,” she told.
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The UN official told that extreme sexual violence is a distinctive feature in Boko Haram terror tactics. The UN official told that she recently met with in the Middle East with female ISIS victims freed from sexual slavery and Boko Haram has a lot in common with ISIS militants in committing atrocities on sexual grounds.
Recently Amnesty International released a documentary about female hostages abducted by Boko Haram since the start of 2014, many of whom have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight. It is believed that no less than 2,000 women have been abducted since 2014.
Report, released by Human Rights Watch six months ago has revealed that no fewer 500 women and girls have been abducted by the dreaded Boko Haram sect since 2009 to 2014 and most of them have been forcefully married, while others have been forced to join them in their fight against Nigeria’s security agents.