‘I Was Pregnant When They Abducted Me’, Woman Recounts Giving Birth While In Boko Haram’s Nest

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has interviewed a Nigerian woman who gave birth while she was held captive by terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The woman whose names were not given revealed that she was heavily pregnant when she was abducted and reveals how she managed to give birth in such a situation and also how she eventually escaped from the terrorist’s den. The interview was conducted at one of the internally displaced camps in Adamawa state.

Below is an excerpt from the interview:

“Boko Haram started chasing us and we left the town. Our men fled to the hill top and we fled to the hospital but Boko Haram came, they did not shoot. They just came silently. They filled the hospital. I was pregnant when they abducted me. After a week I gave birth. Four days after I gave birth, we were moved. We refused to convert and young men took us to another place. They told me if I renounce my religion, they would take me to the Muslim household to be married off but I told them I would not change my religion. They were going to kill us but the elders intervened. The woman I was with decided to go over the wall. The first one went and then we handed our children over the wall and that was how we escaped”

Photo Credit: BBC