A total of 158 Women and children abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from
Katarko village in Yobe have been reunited with their families in
Damaturu, Yobe.
The victims were released by the sect members after three weeks of
captivity.
Alhaji Ahmed Goniri, the state Commissioner for Justice and Chairman of
the State Committee on Rehabilitation of Victims of Insurgency, said
this while addressing newsmen in Damaturu on Thursday.
“The victims were screened by security operatives to authenticate their
status while government provided them with psychological therapy to ease
their trauma,” Goniri said.
NAN reports that the victims were released by the insurgents three weeks
ago but remained in custody of security agencies to undergo screening
to ensure that they were indeed captives.
Alhaji Abdurahman Dauda, a displaced person, said his wife and six girls
were released by the insurgents.