Mother of the abducted daughters of Abubakar Bello Furfuri, a former Accountant-General in Zamfara State, has narrated how they had to sell their belongings to raise money, with which they secured the release of their children.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that the abducted girls regained freedom on Monday after spending five months in the kidnappers’ den.
The girls were abducted from their home in Furfuri, a community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, in June 2022.
Speaking in an interview, the mother of the girls, Hadiza Abubakar, said the family was thrown into deep confusion and worry when the girls were in captivity.
She, however, expressed gratitude to God that her daughters were not violated while in the forest.
“I’m extremely happy for their release. Thanks be to Allah. Although they have some few problems.
” I’m so happy because they told me that nobody violated their decency. Except that there were bites and other hardships, which they encountered,” she said.
The mother explained that a video released by the terrorists recently, which showed her daughters with big guns, was very disturbing but she resolved to leave everything in the hands of God.
She said it was a joyous mood reuniting with her daughters as they hugged each other crying, but had to allow them to leave when the State Governor wanted to meet them.
“They told me that they were allowed to bath only 5 times while in captivity, and even then without soap.
“They were always frightened anytime the terrorists told them they would never come home again since no additional money was being sent to the terrorists.”
“Nobody gave us money, we had to sell my husband’s belongings and those of friends and relations before Allah made it possible to rescue them,” she said.
The freed girls, according to sources, are now receiving medical attention and counselling in government health facilities in the state.