Sometimes, even if I am sleeping, I remember the situation; it’s become like a nightmare to me.
I SOLD MY HOUSE TO RAISE THE RANSOM
We found someone who paid one million naira, but the major challenge was where to get the remaining 500,000.
NOBODY IS COMING TO HELP US
I’m forced to work as a labourer both during the rainy and dry seasons, even though I am too old.
YOU’RE LUCKY IF YOU CAN EAT ONCE A DAY
If you want to get a story from us, we ourselves are the story.
A SMALL BOY WAS TORTURING, INSULTING ME
Death is easier for me than the current situation. I would say Alhamdulillah if I died now.
THEY KILLED TWO OF MY CHILDREN
We are left with the pain and grief of losing them and we will not see them again till in the hereafter.
THEY DON’T EVEN SPARE CHILDREN
My colleagues and I ran to escape, about thirteen of us, but only six survived.
THEY MALTREATED THE ELDERLY, RAPED WOMEN
The biggest thing I can remember, which makes me wish I were dead, is the rape of girls and housewives.
WE SLEPT AND URINATED IN THE SAME PLACE
They demanded four million naira or two motorcycles, and my family kept discussing it with them.
PEOPLE WENT TO THE MOSQUE WITH THEIR GUNS
That was the scariest night of my life. My only option was prayer, which I kept doing.
