Freed Chibok girl reveals real reason why Shekau kidnapped them and how she survived in captivity

In April 2014, Nigeria and the world were stunned when Boko Haram, the deadly terrorist organization that has been terrorizing northerners kidnapped over 270 schoolgirls from Chibok, Borno.

People went out on the streets to protest, many people started throwing shades at the then-president, the Army went on a futile search for the kidnapped girls but it all yielded nothing.

To this day, more than 100 of these girls are still missing after over six years of their captivity.

One of the girls who was freed after some negotiations made by a diplomat from Switzerland and a small team of Nigerian volunteers was interviewed recently and in that interview, she revealed why they were really abducted by Boko Haram and how they survived in captivity.

During her interview with BBC, Noami Adamu, a now 24 years old woman revealed her life story and how the recent kidnappings still affect her.

Naomi revealed that she was the oldest among the kidnapped girls who were fond of calling her 'mother'. She revealed that a large percentage of the kidnapped girls were Christians and they were forced to learn Islamic verses.

She revealed that instead of writing verses, she wrote everything that happened to them daily in case they could not make it out of their captivity.

She said that vehemently refused to marry any of the men or convert to Islam and each time she did that, she would be beaten to a stupor and threatened with death.

In her captivity, she missed her parents so much and in her diary, she wrote a Christmas letter to her parents telling them about her situation.

After she and some of her friends continued to be rebellious against the terrorists, they were taken to Shekau, the man who orchestrated their kidnap.

It was there that Shekau told them the real reason why they were kidnapped which she revealed to BBC news.

She said that the real reason was to force the government to release their arrested men and not to marry them off, but when social media campaigns and protest erupted for the girls and even made International news, Boko Haram decided to keep them and up their demands since they had become national treasures.

Naomi revealed that she and her friends became more rebellious and even started singing loud hymns and writing Bible verses in front of their captives. She was freed with 81 other girls after 3 years in captivity.

She said that she was surprised that Boko Haram is still standing today even after they split after her release.

The way Social media and foreigners reacted to the kidnap showed the terrorists that kidnapping school children was valuable to them.

The recent wave of schoolgirls kidnapping has been bringing some bad memories to Noami who cannot imagine how the girls would take in what she experienced.

The recent kidnappings which took place in Dapchi, where Leah Sharibu is yet to be released, Jangebe, Kagara, and Kankara show that terrorists have taken mass school children kidnapping as a new business.

Naomi is now happily married and is expecting a new baby.

Her experience is just one of many recorded in a book called "Bring Back Our Girls" by journalists Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw.

SOURCE: https://efogator.com/real-reason-for-kidnapping-chibok-girls-revealed/