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They had been rescued in April by Nigerian troopers and reunited with their households within the northeastern Borno state, in keeping with Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, who leads the Nigerian navy operation towards the extremist violence skilled within the northeast area for greater than a decade.
Boko Haram fighters stormed the college in Borno 9 years in the past as the ladies had been making ready for exams. The mass kidnap sparked world outrage and led to the #BringBackOurGirls social media marketing campaign. Greater than 20 of the ladies have regained their freedom up to now 12 months, however practically 100 are nonetheless lacking.
Maltha and Marcus, each 26, had been forcibly married to extremists whereas in captivity, Ali advised journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Thursday. His feedback echoed issues of oldsters and activists concerning the maltreatment of the ladies by Boko Haram, whose identify within the native Hausa language means “Western schooling is forbidden.”
Each ladies had been married thrice as one husband after one other was killed throughout clashes with the Nigerian navy.
“Hauwa was about eight months and two weeks pregnant throughout her rescue, delivered a bouncing child boy on April 28 whereas present process thorough medical examination alongside along with her child Fatima,” stated the navy commander.
The women’ return introduced pleasure to many within the Chibok neighborhood. “It has made the recollections recent for the dad and mom that their youngsters are nonetheless lacking,” stated Hassan Chibok, an area chief.
A number of of the ladies have returned residence in latest months largely after escaping the Sambisa Forest, a identified hideout for the extremists. Most of those that returned had infants after both being compelled into marriage or after shedding hope that they’d ever regain their freedom, their dad and mom and the freed ladies have stated.
For the reason that abduction in 2014, Boko Haram has grown in attain and affect. Most of its members now function as a extra brutal faction backed by the Islamic State group. Greater than 35,000 individuals have died and over 2 million have been displaced by the extremist violence in Nigeria, in keeping with the U.N. Growth Program.
Chinedu Asadu in Abuja, Nigeria, contributed.
