Some of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped have been forced to
join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told. Witnesses say
some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out
killings themselves.
join Islamist militant group Boko Haram, the BBC has been told. Witnesses say
some are now being used to terrorise other captives, and are even carrying out
killings themselves.
The testimony cannot be verified but Amnesty International says
other girls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been forced to fight. 219 schoolgirls from Chibok, are still
missing, more than a year after they were kidnapped from their school in
northern Nigeria. Many of those seized are Christians.
other girls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been forced to fight. 219 schoolgirls from Chibok, are still
missing, more than a year after they were kidnapped from their school in
northern Nigeria. Many of those seized are Christians.
Three women who claim they were held in the same camps as
some of the Chibok girls have told the BBC’s Panorama programme that some of
them have been brainwashed and are now carrying out punishments on behalf of
the militants.
some of the Chibok girls have told the BBC’s Panorama programme that some of
them have been brainwashed and are now carrying out punishments on behalf of
the militants.
Seventeen-year-old Miriam (not her real name) fled Boko
Haram after being held for six months. She was forced to marry a militant, and
is now pregnant with his child.
Haram after being held for six months. She was forced to marry a militant, and
is now pregnant with his child.
Boko Haram has killed some 5,500 civilians in Nigeria since
2013.
2013.
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