Boko Haram has released a total of 158
women and children after holding them
captive for three weeks.
The women and children were abducted
by insurgents from Katarko village in
Yobe State.
This was disclosed by the commissioner
for justice and chairman of the state
Committee on Rehabilitation of Victims
of Insurgency, Ahmed Goniri while
addressing journalists in Damaturu.
According to him, the abductees were
freed three weeks ago but were kept in
the custody of security agencies so that
they could undergo screening to ensure
that they were indeed captives.
The captives have reunited with their
families in Damaturu, the state capital.
The Boko Haram insurgents were
responsible for the kidnap of more than
276 Chibok schoolgirls over 10 months
ago. Since 2010, the group has targeted
schools, killing hundreds of students and
declaring that such attacks would
continue as long as the Nigerian
government continues to interfere with
the traditional Islamic education.
Over 10,000 children have been unable to
attend school as a result of the activities
of Boko Haram. The dreaded group has
also been known to kidnap girls, whom it
believes should not be educated, and use
them as cooks or sex slaves. It has also
been blamed for nearly 4,000 deaths in
2014.
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