Azurfa lois john, one of the passengers who was kidnapped from a kaduna-bound train, has narrated her 191-day ordeal in the captors’ camp
lois, a 21-year-old student at kaduna state university, was one of the 23 passengers who were recently released by the terrorists.
Recall that terrorists said to belong to boko haram last wednesday released 23 remaining captives of the kaduna train attack of march 28, 2022.
The terrorists on march 28 attacked the kaduna-bound train, killing about 10 passengers and kidnapping scores of others.
It was reported that one of the senior leaders of the terrorists fell in love with lois and proposed to marry her. from her hospital bed in kaduna, lois told journalists about her tragedy, claiming that she had already forgiven the terrorists.
She claimed that the terrorists stormed the train in commando-like fashion, opened fire randomly, and gave the order for everyone.
she claims that they travelled for four days before reaching the main camp, which served as their home for the previous six months, after walking a short distance that night.
she said, “from the scene of the attack, i saw that the train just derailed, the terrorists entered the train, they started shooting sporadically and they asked us to go out. then, the men were tied up, they collected our phone.
“we walked a distance that night before bikes came. then, they took us to where we spent that night. we journeyed for four days before we got to where they dropped us, that is their main camp. we were there doing nothing; every day was just like repetition of the previous day.
when she was asked how they were fed and treated by their captors, lois said, “we cook in the morning and in the evening, so we eat twice a day.
she also confirmed that the terrorists actually bring in medical doctors into the camp to treat sick abductee.
“anytime we are sick, they bring drugs. the terrorists have medical doctors who come around to give medical care,” she said.
when asked about one of the terrorists’ intention to marry her, lois stated that the terrorist leader chose her and proposed to marry her, but she declined the offer.
“yes, it is true that one of the terrorist commanders picked and proposed to marry me but it was just an offer and i rejected it. once you reject them, they don’t force people. i was not the only one the terrorists offered to marry. they would just ask you, ‘i want to marry you, i want to keep you and i want you to change your religion and convert to my religion.’ so, it is left for you to either agree or reject.
lois said from the first day she was held captive, she never lost hope that she would regain her freedom one day.
“i was just praying waiting for the day i will leave the camp.” she said, adding that news of leaving the terrorists’ camp came unexpected
“the terrorists just came and asked us to start packing our things. i never knew i was going to come out. even if i was going to come out, i knew it was going to take a while. so, i was just there praying to god, waiting for the day i would leave the camp.
“the news of our leaving the camp just came unexpectedly. the terrorists just came and asked us to start packing our things. the preparation took a week until the final day when they now asked us to move and they handed us over to the presidential committee.
“now that i am out, i have forgiven my abductors, as much as god forgives our sins too. all what happened are in my past now, the terrorists are in my past too, it is over now, i don’t have anything against them.
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