158 Boko Haram Abductees Returned To Their Families

158 women and children who were
abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists
from Yobe state have been reunited with
their families in Damaturu, the state's
capital.
The sect released the victims after
holding them for three weeks.
The state commissioner for justice,
Ahmed Goniri, gave this announcement to
journalists in Damaturu.
He said they were released three weeks
ago, but were held in custody for
screening to verify that they were indeed
captives.
News Wire reports:
“The victims were screened by security
operatives to authenticate their status
while government provided them with
psychological therapy to ease their
trauma,” Goniri said.
Abdurahman Dauda, a displaced person,
confirmed that his wife and six daughters
were among those released. “Two of my
boys are still in their custody, but I am of
high spirit that they will soon be
rescued,” he said.
One of the victims, who did not want to
be named, said: “To be fair to the
insurgents, they did not rape or abuse
us; they simply asked those who were
not interested in their religion to leave,
and they eventually released us.”