“For many victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria, the tragedy never seems to end. It simply takes on new dimensions.”32-year-old Maria David Zaya, is a frustrated mother who simply seeks to regain custody of her two-year-old daughter, Precious, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram during an attack in Madagali, Adamawa state about two years ago. According to the story by Adaobi T. Nwaubani for BBC, one of the kidnapped women escaped some weeks later, and informed Maria that her daughter, Precious, had been given to one of the wives of a Boko Haram commander. Seven months later, she received a call from her neighbour in the village that her daughter was seen among Boko Haram captives rescued by the Nigerian military. And that there have been several incidents of more than one parent fighting over a child rescued from Boko Haram.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 18, 2016 15:57 UTC