UNIMAID Student Narrate How He Spent Three Horrible Years in Military Detention as a Boko Haram Suspect.

Alisu Adamu, a 3rd year chemistry student at the
University of Maiduguri, has described himself as
among thousands of innocent Nigerians illegally
arrested, detained and tortured for more than
three years by Nigeria’s military as part of the
countermeasures against Islamist Boko Haram
militants who have waged a five-year war in
Nigeria’s northeast zone.

Mr. Adamu, who hails from Biu local government
area of Borno state, said he and other detainees
were seized by the military from the Borno State
capital of Maiduguri as well as surrounding towns
plagued by Islamist insurgency. Boko Haram,
which has declared western education as
abominable, has waged a bloody fight in the
northeast in a bid to establish an Islamic state in
Nigeria.

Apart spending more than three years in
detention, Mr. Adamu became one of 39 indigenes
of Borno State and three foreigners who were
handed over to the Borno State government last
Thursday after thorough investigation by the
military revealed that they had no links to Boko
Haram.

In an exclusive interview with Sahara Reporters just after his release, Mr.
Adamu narrated his experiences. Excerpts below:
I was arrested in my house in Wulari Street in
Maiduguri. I can still remember vividly that it was
16th April 2011. I had come back from school and
had my dinner. I was sleeping when I heard a
knock on my door around 9 p.m. I asked who was
at the door. Some people said, “Open the door!”
When I opened it, I saw them [the military]. I
wondered what had happened. Then they said I
should not worry, I should come with them, that it
was just questions and answers. I said ok, no
problem! They took me to 21 Armored Brigade
(Giwa Barracks). So I was there for more than
three years.

While I was in detention there, I saw many people
pass away. For me, it sometimes seemed that it
was the end of my life but I kept praying for God’s
mercy to fall upon me.

I never knew that there would be a day like this
where I would be free. I saw hell.
I feel so happy and excited. Today is the happiest
day in my life. After such a long period of time in
military detention, you should know what one
would have undergone. I saw hell, but to be
candid I also consider myself the luckiest person
because many died.

I recall March 14th of March this year when Boko
Haram attacked Giwa Barracks. It was around 6:45
a.m. We went out to bathe and started hearing
gunshots. After our baths, we returned to the cell.
We felt it was the kind of normal testing that the
military usually does, but the gunshots became
unbearable. So I heard loud deadly weapons. We
didn’t know what to do and to say, but we started
praying that God should save us. However, the
next thing we heard was “Allahu Akbar!” meaning,
“God is Great!” So they [Boko Haram] came and
opened the cells and freed everyone, but about
eight of us managed to hide ourselves in the
kitchen. That was how we could escape Boko
Haram.

Looking back to my experiences in detention for
three-and-and-a-half years, I lack words to
describe what happened. My eyes saw things and I
went through an unbearable situation, but I thank
God that I am finally free.

The next step for me is how to go back to the
University and finish my education because I was
in 300 levels when this happened.

Source: www.alariwo.net/?p=7061

mehn.... no compensation?

we are extremely seriously sorry no go solve ds one o..

God who kept you alive during the worst period of your live will compensate you for having to go through the worst any sane and rightly thinking person should go through.

Those who go about terrorizing people believing they are well armed and our military can't match them should know there is a greater military force that can destroy all military might in a twinkle of an eye.

May the elements of the Earth punish N reveal all Boko Haram members and their sponsors and anyone who thinks he can use the insurgency to further his political ambition shall have destruction and waste placed at the door of his success. Every blood shed by Boko Haram.shall hunts and get justice on the surface of the earth.

3rd year + 3yrs in detention + final year + ASUU 1 year...this is if he wouldnt even have to start afresh. #diarisgodoo

May God compensate u...


Only God will compensate you, because this government does not care about your civil right.

How I wish it is Buhari that is the president, justice must be done....

Awful. Three years that can never be regained.

Sorry brother

sorry bro, welcome back

Wow,the guyz future is bright #3WastedYears

Festus Keyamo where art thou??

Help these guys Sue the asses of both the FG and and the Nigerian military..


Ruining innocent lives because of their incompetence

What a sad one

At least he is free that's for a start.......
But military should compensate him by getting him another admission and sponsor his university education....
Because noting can be done to repay 4 the pain he've gone through but sponsoring him will help......
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Abi watin I talk no make sense?

Youngman,forget this horrible excuses if you don't have questionable character they wouldn't ve picked you up.why out of many thousand students in that school its only you that they picked.please is there something you aren't telling us?Anyway sorry though.trying to prove a point.

I dey ⛪

na how fowl take stand na him dem take they prize am

That is what happens when you don't know who is who because the people collaborated with BH and shared their course!!!

If this guy is innocent then I'm so sorry for him but the good thing here is that the Nigerian Military can now be proved to be human/very professional and not shooting "everything that moved" as was previously alleged

There's a presidential fund available to innocent victims for their rehabilitation just in case...

Welcome back.. Thank God you went, saw and conquered

Chai 3 wasted years. God will compensate you.

3yrs no be small tin oo yet thank God u are still alive but many thinz don happened 4 dt 3yrs 4 9ja ooo. eg oga at d top introduced sure-p oo, oduah saga, APC na new party, di a ris God oo, super eagle don win nation cup, we won world cup but na under17 sha, den dash oritjesafor jet, ebola don dey and bokoharam killed people like goat now also TAN beg gej to contest again etc. welcome back

Thank God you made it alive. ....

This is soo touching, 3yrs under military detention is nt as it sound. God has finally vindicated u, u deserve more dan just a compensation. m happy 4u.
moral of dis lesson: whatch what u speak in public.
NB. d guy looks like a BH sha.

Eeeeh..... Tank God I see land 4 here sha.....tank God oooo






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Brb

Read this like 2 weeks ago and it's making news on Nairaland just now

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Signed,

CEO Nairaland.

hard luck

Na that "chemistry" wey e dey read go follow make am spend that much time in detention. Bombs and chemistry goes hand in hand.