BY NDAHI MARAMA AND BALA AJIYA, DAMATURU
Boko haram members Sunday released 192 out of
the 218 people abducted at Katarko town, Gujba
local government area of Yobe state.
A prominent politician, Alhaji Goni Katarko who
reunites with his family members told our
correspondent that the insurgents called them and
asked them to pick the captives at Woron yinwa
village.
“They were so lucky to get lorry that conveyed
them to Gazargana village were we picked them
through the aid of military personnel. The military
kept them in a camp and pleaded with us to leave
them for security reasons”. he said
Goni said he has reunited with four out of his five
family members abducted by the group. “I received
four from my five family members abducted, the
other one is among the 29 people that are yet to
be released by the insurgents” . he said
One of the captives, Malam Aysha said that the
insurgents gathered all of of them and asked them
to form two groups, saying those who want to stay
with them should take one side and those not
interested should go to the other.
“Many of us refused to accept their offer and the
leader ordered that we should be taken out of the
territory so that we can join the land of unbelievers
out there. They took us to Wuron Yinwa village
before one herdsman led us to where we got a lorry
driver that conveyed us to Gazargana village and
finally picked by our relatives” . she said
she said that the insurgents divided them into
camps after being kidnapped from their town
“Some of us were taken to Ajigil, and some to Buni
yadi but they gathered all of us when they decided
to release us”.
When newsmen visited the camp in Damaturu, the
military men in the area denied them access to the
captives saying that it was a directive from the
Top.
Many family members went to the camp to reunite
with their released abductees but were also
prevented access to them.
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