Kaduna Abduction: Student Narrates Ordeal in the Hands of Kidnappers

One of the kidnapped pupils from Kuriga in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area, Mustapha Abubakar, described his terrifying ordeal after escaping their captors. Speaking about his experience, Abubakar described how he hid like a snake in a bush as the bandits moved them, which allowed him to escape.

Of the about 280 schoolkids kidnapped, Abubakar and 27 others were able to get back together with their families.

The kidnapped youngsters, who were both male and female and ranged in age from 5 to 18, endured this horrifying experience.

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Mustapha Abubakar underscored the gravity and despair of the children’s condition on Monday by describing how the bandits herded them like livestock during an interview with BBC Hausa in Kaduna.

“We trekked in the bush; sometimes we crawled. We were so thirsty that some of the girls were becoming weak and falling due to tiredness. The bandits were lifting them and putting some of them on motorcycles.”

“Afterwards, we reached a big river, where we drank water and continued trekking. There was a plane that hovered above us. That was when the bandits ordered us to remove one of our clothes and lie down.”

“Even the bandits were exhausted. They had no food and were eating leaves and wild fruits. They gave us nothing to eat.”

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“While we were moving, I noticed a shrub that was brown in colour, like my trouser. I hid inside and crawled like a snake. I was there until it was completely silent before I came out and headed to the bush.”

“I later met an old man who had difficulty walking. I asked him the pathway to the main road or any close place so that I could get water to drink.”

“I had a marathon race. I was exhausted, but I pushed on, as evening time was approaching. I later arrived at Gayan, a community near us, and that was how I eventually escaped,” he said.

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