Rescued Boko Haram woman flee home with baby to meet her husband in Sambisa forest
-Ojo Oluwasegun
A 35-year old woman rescued from Boko Haram terrorists by the Nigerian army has fled her home in Maiduguri to go back in search of her husband who is a Boko Haram commander.
The woman simply identified as Aisha was abducted by Boko Haram terrorists and taken to Sambisa forest where she remained for 3 years.
According to information gathered by dailyfamily.ng, Aisha was married to Mamman Nur, a Boko Haram commander. Where she gave birth to a baby boy fathered by her Boko Haram husband.
Aisha and other young women and children were later rescued from Sambisa forest last year by the Nigeria Army
Upon their return, Aisha and the others were kept in a state safe house during which they were put through a nine-month deradicalisation programme. She returned home to her family in February this year.
However, Aisha left her home in Maiduguri last month to return to the Boko Haram stronghold. Aisha’s younger sister, Yerima, said her sister took with her the baby boy fathered by the Boko Haram commander and a few clothes to return to Sambisa. During a phone interview with the Thomas Reuters Foundation, Yerima said her sister had received a phone call prior to her
During a phone interview with the Thomas Reuters Foundation, Yerima said her sister had received a phone call prior to her disappearance from a woman who had also been in the deradicalisation programme. The woman reportedly told her that she had returned to the Sambisa forest so Aisha followed suit.
Meanwhile, Aisha had earlier spoken about her life in Sambisa forest and revealed that she lived like a queen and had other kidnapped girls serving as her slave and meeting her every need because she was the wife of the commander. She also disclosed that a number of the Boko Haram male fighters regarded her with respect and couldn’t look her in the eye because of her husband’s position.
Ever since Aisha’s disappearance, her phone number has been switched off and she’s remained unreachable.
According to a psychologist and head of the Neem Foundation, an anti-extremism group which ran the state-backed programme, said she had heard that some of the women who were under her care, including Aisha, had gone back to Boko Haram.
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