Three Chibok Escapees Are In Lagos Rehabilitation Treating Psychological Trauma
Three Chibok schoolgirls who escaped from a Boko Haram camp are now in Lagos undergoing rehabilitation after getting psychological trauma by the kidnappers.
The girls who were accompanied by over 20 mothers of the abducted girls were transferred into Lagos to undergo necessary treatment. Three non-governmental organisations - Omoluabi Network, Unlikely Heroes and Gabassawa Women - facilitated the visit.
During the visit, the escapees who were dressed in flowing gowns with hijabs looked harassed and afraid and could not utter a word.
According to one of the mother who pleaded anonymity, her daughter changed and would never be the same again after she escaped from Boko Haram kidnappers.
The mother stated that her daughter had been traumatized psychologically and probably would never become a doctor as she dreamed.
"Her dream has always been to be a doctor. She used to say that she helps me in the farm to ensure that I would have enough money to train her as a doctor in the university," she said.
Another mother who still waits her daughter to return home safe and sound, said her world collapsed the day she heard of the abduction of her daughter. She described her daughter as a humble and gentle child who always comforted her.
According to the mother, her 15-year-old girl refused to go to Maiduguri to study because she was afraid of kidnapping. Thus, she stayed in Chibok where over 50 days ago Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped her and over 200 other girls.
"I wanted her to go to the city, but she said no, because they are kidnapping people there. I wanted the best for her and anything she wanted, I gave to her. But unfortunately, that April 14 that the thing happened, my hope was dashed. The day my daughter was kidnapped, I felt like killing myself and disappearing from the world. Honestly, I miss my daughter. I miss her so much, but I pray that one day, the Almighty God would open heaven and send down His glory. I have the hope that I will see my daughter one day," the mother of five said.
"Those that said that the girls were not abducted, if I see them I would ask them whether they are mothers. I would talk to them the way I am talking to you. If I see them, I would know what to tell them. If they are mothers, I would know whether they do not know the pain of missing a daughter. If they are fathers, I would also ask them whether they know the pain of missing their children. What kind of mother would I be to collaborate with a person I do not know to say that my daughter is missing? Is it because I want to spoil someone’s political career that I would say that my daughter was abducted, when she was not? What sort of mother am I to say that my daughter is kidnapped when she is not kidnapped? Where is she?
"I am pleading to the government to help. We, mothers of those girls are in real pains. Those of us you see here are better than those that are not here. Some of us are already having psychological problems, calling their daughters day and night, but unfortunately, their daughters are nowhere to be found. Some of the mothers of those girls do not eat. They are suffering internally and physically.
"As far as I am concerned, I do not think the government is really working the way I expect. If they are working, we would have seen something to show that they are really working. All what we are hearing is that it is not true and that the girls were not abducted. How about the school that they burnt down? Many people in Chibok went to the school,” she added.
Source: Legit.ng
