A concerned Nigerian, Adeolu Isadiran, amidst the buzz generated by the inauguration of Nigeria’s incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari, reflects on the kidnap of the Chibok girls on a day other kids were celebrating children’s day.
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“Ruminating on the state of the nation, and the thought that President Jonathan will hand over power to Muhammad Buhari in about 24 hours from now crossed my mind. Then again, I remember that it is already 409 days today since over 200 schoolgirls were abducted from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, by the members of Boko Haram terrorists group and they are yet to be handed over to their respective parents. Also, it is another Children’s Day. I thought of the ‘pains’ the ‘free Nigerians’ are going through at the moment – fuel scarcity, electricity shutdown and more and again I tried to imagine the agony the girls will be going through in the hands of their abductors.
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President Goodluck Jonathan had in the past made series of public statements assuring that his government will do everything necessary to ensure that the kidnapped Chibok girls are rescued. It is already 24 hours to the handing over date; yet, the whereabouts of the Chibok girls is still elusive.
Though our soldiers have recorded some successes in rescuing a group of women and girls, however, what could have been a perfect complement/icing on the cake for the May 29 handing over ceremony is being able to rescue these girls and hand them over to their parents. But except for a miracle, this is not likely to happen with the President Jonathan’s government.
The question then is who will hand over the Chibok girls back to their parents and when? It is another Children’s Day celebration again, making it the second that the girls are spending in the camp of their abductors. Since the government of President Jonathan has failed to rescue these girls, the onus is therefore on the incoming government of Muhammad Buhari to ensure that the mystery around the whereabouts of the Chibok girls is unravelled; the girls rescued and handed over to their parents”.
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A report released by Human Rights Watch six months ago 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.

A Boko Haram survivor narrated how Boko Haram insurgents had killed almost all his family members in  Zha, Hong LGA of Adamawa state.
The tragedy occurred almost 7 months ago, but  James Yaduma is yet to recover from the most horrible experience of his life.
According to Leadership, Yaduma said his life would never be the same. He saw how his father, mother and other relatives were burnt alive by the militants who stormed their community last year.
“They struck our village in the wee hours of that fateful Friday and started shooting indiscriminately leading to the death of many residents.
“My aged parents, who could not run for dear lives, were trapped in our family house where the insurgents met them, set a bonfire and threw them inside alive.
“When I started hearing gun shots, I instantly knew that Boko Haram had struck our village having taken over Mubi and other parts of the state. Since they took over Mubi, we could not sleep anymore as we knew very soon our village will come under attack.”
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Having managed to survive, the man trekked for three weeks. Luckily,  he met some cattle rearers who accommodated him for few a days before showing him the way.
“After I escaped, I set out to Abuja since I know I have relatives here. I trekked most of the distance from Hong to Abuja but at intervals some spirited motorists do offer some help after hearing my ordeal.”
Finally, Yaduma addressed Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect, who is to take over the office on May 29.
“I am appealing to president-elect, whom I believe is an upright man to do all within his power to restore peace in Nigeria as many people have been made to suffer unnecessarily, having lost their lives and properties to the insurgency.
“Some of us want to return back to our villages but we cannot do so; all our houses, businesses and farms have been destroyed.”
Meanwhile the Nigerian army has recorded many successful operations in the recent period. Most of them have been carried out in Sambisa Forest, the infamous Boko Haram hideout. On May 22, after having freed hundreds of hostages, the troops rescued 20 more women and children from Sambisa.

Hafsat, a 26-year-old mother of three, was abducted by Boko Haram militants in Yaza, Borno state almost a year ago. She says the day of abduction was the last time she saw her two elder sons, who were eight and six years old.
When jihadists came to her village 11 months ago they started killing everyone in sight. Women were separated from their children and forced to watch their husbands murdered and their houses burnt.
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“When the shooting stopped, we were all led like animals into the forest”, tells Hafsat, who carried her youngest two-year-old son in her arms. “I saw babies die and watched in pain as children were asked to bury them.”
According to her, she was flogged daily for 11 months because she refused to renounce her religion.
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“In Sambisa Forest, I was asked to renounce my religion or be treated as a slave. I refused, and I was flogged daily. I did the chores and was given maize and guinea-corn peels to eat. At that time, it meant a lot because some days I had nothing to eat.”
Hafsat is now living in the Malkohi camp in Yola, Adamawa State. It has become a home to the 275 females rescued from Boko Haram militants recently by Nigerian army. The camp houses more than 1,000 refugees including women and children recently rescued from Sambisa forest.
Some women recently rescued by Nigerian troops from Boko Haram insurgents have confessed that they never knew that elections have been held in the country, which led to the defeat of Goodluck Jonathan.