B/Haram: Leah Sharibu’s Mother Reveals How She ‘Reunited’ With Daughter

Mother of Dapchi schoolgirl in Boko Haram captivity, Mrs Rebecca Sharibu has narrated how she reunited with her daughter, Leah, in dream.

Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi schoolgirl still in the custody of the insurgent group has been in captivity for 85 days.

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She is one of the 110 girls abducted by the Al Barnawi faction of the terrorist group on February 19, 2018 from the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State.

Mrs Sharibu said Leah appeared to her at midnight in a red dress, hugged her with a smile and said: “I finally got my freedom Mama”.

She said: “We hugged each other very tight in such a way that no force can separate us before.

“Leah told me: Mama I really suffered in their hand. We use to sleep on leaves and barely take bath, but, they fed me well.

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“That minutes of excitement nearly took away all my sorrow. Sadly, it was a dream. I cried when I opened my eyes and realized it was a dream.

“I tried going back to sleep for more discussion but I couldn’t. I cried throughout that night and pray that God should make it a reality”.

Rebecca said she would not allow Leah to continue in the school, “She rather stay out of school than returning to GGSTC Dapchi. I already transferred her brother to a school in Jos. She is the only one I am waiting for now”.

Rebecca lamented that no official from the federal, state governments or the school has visited again to sympathize with her.

“It’s very sad and frustrating each time we hear something from the media about our daughter. Recently, government said that negotiation for my daughter’s release is complicated.

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“As parents, we should be informed of any development before going to press. The government’s attitude of relaying the information is making me angrier and more frightened by the day. Each time a story like this come up,” she said

The mother said that since the release of the abducted schoolgirls, only one of them ‘Aisha’ had visited.

“She told me that many of them wanted to come but they don’t want see me crying. Her best friend Liana usually call me on phone to ask about Leah but has not came to visit me”, Rebecca added.

Meanwhile, the Senate, ahead of children’s day celebration on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to ensure the rescue of Leah.

The Senate urged the government “to intensify efforts to secure the release of Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi schoolgirl that has yet to be released and the remaining Chibok schoolgirls that are still in the custody of the Boko Haram insurgents.”

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