Paulina who was abducted by Boko
Haram said members of the group would
beat them sometimes
– Paulina managed to escape from the
terrorist
– She said she was forced to marry a
terrorist and she is pregnant with his child
Paulina Jabina a young girl that was
abducted by the Boko Haram sect who
managed to escape has narrated the
ordeal she and other girls kidnapped by
the sect go through.
In an interview with Leadership, Paulina
said she was in Sambisa forest for a year
before she escaped. She said the
treatment from the terrorists was terrible
as they were sometimes beaten.
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“We really suffered a lot and we passed
through a lot of tribulations to the extent that
I thought I would never survive the ordeals.
We suffered degrading and dehumanising
conditions as we received a lot of beating,
we mostly stayed with hunger and most
times living on fruits. The only time we got
something to eat was when the insurgents
raided communities and even at that they
usually gives us small morsels which we
cook in order to survive.
“With the success Nigerian Troops are
making over the insurgents, the Boko Haram
insurgents are now in complete disarray
because at a point, we heard their leader
saying that he was considering negotiating
with the government in order to release the
Chibok girls and also heard him a number of
times, regretting his actions. Most of the
abducted girls have been married off to the
Boko Haram fighters while a number of them
were sent on suicide missions but even at
that, some strong hearted women refused to
change their faith.”
She said when the army cut their food
supply; they were left to starve for days.
“I am glad I escaped but I will tell you that
my escape is more of a divine provision than
self-effort. While we were staying in
Sambisa, we learnt that an old Fulani man
rearing cows had helped two women to
escape so we met him and asked for his
assistance to help us escape and he agreed.
On the appointed date, we sneaked at about
7pm to meet the man resulting in a four day
trek to freedom which started on Wednesday
and ended on Saturday.
“When we arrived Gwoza, we stayed with
soldiers for a week before we were taken to
Madagali where I learnt that my father had
been killed by the insurgents while majority
of my relatives are staying in Yola IDP
camp, so people helped me with money to
come and get reunited with my family
members here in Yola.”
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“I was married to one insurgent called Bana.
He is in Sambisa now. They used to beat the
hell out of any girl who refuses to submit to
their sexual demands. Sometimes they kill or
inflict serious body injuries to any girl who
refuses to sleep with them.”
Paulina admitted that she was pregnant
for the terrorist and hoped God will
protect her to deliver her child safely.