#DapchiGirls: “Five of us died on the way” – Victim of Boko Haram abduction
One of the Dapchi schoolgirls who just regained freedom from Boko Haram’s captivity has confirmed that at least five of the abducted girls died on the way.
Aisha Alhaji Deri, 16, told AFP they were not mistreated by the insurgents during their time in captivity.
But she added: “When we were being taken away, five of us died on the way.
“They brought us back this morning, dropped us outside the motor park and said we should all go home and not go to the military because they will claim to have rescued us.”
Parents earlier told AFP the girls were brought back to Dapchi in nine vehicles at about 8:00 am. Some of the students headed to their homes in surrounding villages.
Bashir Manzo, who heads a parents’ support group in Dapchi, said: “These girls were not accompanied by any security personnel.
“Their abductors brought them, dropped them outside the school and left, without talking to anyone.”
Parents in the remote town said the girls had been taken for medical check-ups after their ordeal and that security was tight in the town.
