A woman who was abducted in 2016 by members of the Jam\u0101\u2019at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da\u2019way Wa\u2019l-Jih\u0101d (JAS) has been rescued in a joint operation by the military and vigilantes.<\/p>\n
Yakura Falta was taken by JAS, commonly referred to as Boko Haram, in an attack on Mulaye, a small village in the Dikwa Local Government Area.<\/p>\n
Falta was single when she was abducted but in the five years of her captivity she was forced to marry a JAS loyalist and she now has a young son. He was rescued with her.<\/p>\n
She told RNI reporter Rawa Bukar Tela that they were rescued on Monday, June 21, in Ajiri in the Konduga Local Government Area.<\/p>\n
Falta said she had been abducted with other women but she did not know where they were or even if they were still alive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy that I have been rescued by the military and vigilantes. The five years of my captivity were years of sadness. The men who abducted me were often cruel and I was subject to harsh and oppressive treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a single woman when they abducted me but they later gave my hands in marriage to one of their loyalists. I have a child now. His name is Bulayaja,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Falta said at first the extremists kept her in Masaro, where she spent two months.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter that they took me to a camp in the bush. They were cruel and treated me badly. All I felt was sadness. The only good thing to come out of the abduction is my son,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Falta said both she and the child were healthy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was so good to be reunited after five years without communication with my friends and family. They did not know where I was or if I was alive still. But they kept hope and now we are back together again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur people welcomed us and gave us a warm reception. My abduction made me realise how important family and friends are. I appreciate them all and I\u2019m happy and thankful to see them and be with them again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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