“My Wife Was Raped Five Times A Day” – Escaped Victim Narrates Ordeal In Boko Haram Camp
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A victim who spent about three months in Boko Haram camp; Alhaji
Mustapha Oyeyinka has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the militants.
Oyeyinka, 50, who lost his sight to the insurgents, lives with an
agonizing memory of seeing his wife raped alongside other women almost
on a daily basis for three months in one of the camps of the deadly sect
in Kaduna State.
Speaking with Sun newspaper, Oyeyinka said he
has remained in hiding in Lagos since he regained his freedom and
refused to tell his story because he was too terrified.
He said
he decided to open up now because he has made up his mind to return to
his base in Spain in Europe where he expects a miracle to regain his
sight.
“Shortly after my university days, I relocated to Europe.
That was in 1988. I was in search of business opportunities. I was into
importation and exportation of goods to and from Europe. “ He said.
He however decided to relocate to Nigeria in 2011 and took a trip to
Kaduna with his wife, Rachael to attend a wedding ceremony.
According to Alhaji Oyeyinka, his friend made arrangement for a mini bus
that will convey them to and from Kaduna. The trip was very smooth till
they got to Kaduna.
“I do not know the village, but I know that
it’s Kaduna because there was a billboard that had the address on it. We
ran into a little traffic jam caused by some men who were in military
uniform.
They were stopping vehicles and searching them. When it
got to our turn, they asked us to get down. The driver asked us to
relax, as it was a routine.
“I later discovered that the soldiers
were not wearing boots and some were smoking. I waved that observation
aside since it was in a bush. I assumed that they were tired of wearing
boots for hours. Suddenly, there were gunshots; people started lying
down on the floor while some were shouting Jesus! Jesus! In a split of
seconds, they shot all those who they heard shouting Jesus. It was then
that it dawned on me that these were no robbers.”
Terrified and
quietly praying for divine intervention, Alhaji Oyeyinka laid on the
ground alongside others who survived the shooting. Minutes later, a
truck emerged from the bush and they were asked to step into it.
“We found ourselves in a camp built with mini halls which later turned
out to be our detention room. There were so many young men. It was then
that they told us in Hausa that they were Boko Haram members. I don’t
understand Hausa, so some of us helped to interpret what they were
saying. They collected our phones, and asked us to strip down including
the women.
“They asked if there is anyone related to the
president or any influential Nigerian. Those who said yes were
immediately slaughtered and their bodies taken away. Those who claimed
that they were Christians were also killed if they failed to renounce
their religion. I told them that I am a practising Muslim and they asked
me if I was ready to kill for Allah. I kept quiet and the leader of the
group said that with time I would beg to join them.
“It was then
that I said never and one of them hit me on the head with his gun. I
fainted and woke up later in an open hall with my hand and feet tied up.
We were kept in that room without food until the next day when they
came and took all the women out including my wife.
“They returned
them two hours later. It was then my wife told me that they were raped
by more than five men each. It was terrible, I couldn’t help my wife but
I was consoled that she was still alive. Everyday, they will come and
carry all the women out to be raped and those who did not come back were
slaughtered because they resisted. It was terrible knowing that
everyday different kindd of men will forcefully have sex with your wife
and you cannot do anything about it.”
He also claimed that they
were only fed with beans, once in a day. “Initially, we were only
drinking water and a can of juice. It was days later that they announced
that food has arrived and asked if there was anyone in our midst that
can cook. Two persons volunteered and they were taken to the kitchen
every day to prepare beans. It was always half done and the excuse that
was given is that they do not have enough firewood to cook beans”.
Days turned into weeks and weeks into months. Alhaji Oyeyinka, who
could barely see again, waited endlessly for Messiah. “Then I had
completely lost my sight. The after effect of that gun on my head was
blindness. I was lucky that my wife was with me to attend to me if need
be. On May 8, 2011, the camp remained deserted because they had gone out
to hunt. One of the guards came to our cell and picked the prettiest
woman among the women. For fear that his people might see him; he
shifted her to the end of the hall and had sex with her there. She was
just screaming. While he was at it, we heard the sound of the truck, and
he quickly ran out of the hall and forgot to lock the cell. They all
jumped into the truck and drove off.
“We waited till everywhere
was really quiet and took off into the bush. My wife was there to assist
me since I could no longer see. We only left a young girl who was too
weak behind. She was young and beautiful, so sometime they will come for
her more than once in a day. It was a survival of the fittest, so we
left her behind.
“We got to a point
and a Fulani woman who was fetching firewood asked us to follow her. She
took us to their village head where we were given food and clothes. He
also made an arrangement for a vehicle to take us to Kaduna town. We
took the next bus down to Lagos.” He narrated.
Daily Post.
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